Original WWII Japanese Arisaka Type 30 Late War Last Ditch Bayonet with Wood Scabbard by Nagoya Arsenal Vintage Signs The hardness of the metal

The hardness of the metal on the original armor (not the reproduction

The blade is in mint condition

which was installed on arrival in the United Kingdom

The 3rd Armored Division continued fighting during the Battle of the Bulge

The Serial Number is "L9766" which would date its manufacture to 1916

Original WWII Japanese Arisaka Type 30 Late War Last Ditch Bayonet with Wood Scabbard by Nagoya Arsenal Vintage Signs The hardness of the metalOriginal Item: A total "sleeper" right out of the attic. Basically the "last ditch" Japanese Bayonet with virtually no grip contour, almost square, barely machined pommel, Arisaka bayonet complete in it's original bamboo scabbard. Blade has nice clear arsenal markings which indicate manufacture at the Toyoda Jidoshoki Seisakusho (Toyoda Automatic Loom Works) under Nagoya Aresenal supervision. Totally un cleaned and un restored, pommel has old dried