Original Japanese Late WWII Arisaka Type 30 Last Ditch Bayonet with Wood Scabbard by Jinsen Rikugun Zoheisho Arsenal Holsters & Cases Reference sources estimate this change

Reference sources estimate this change from between serial number 15000 (Flayderman) to 22000 (Reilly)

44" and the cartridges were were approximately one inch long

the ARVN was reduced to playing a defensive role with an incomplete modernisation

We do not see these often at all

Original Japanese Late WWII Arisaka Type 30 Last Ditch Bayonet with Wood Scabbard by Jinsen Rikugun Zoheisho Arsenal Holsters & Cases Reference sources estimate this changeOriginal Item: Only One Item Available. This is a nice late WW2 "last ditch" issue Japanese Model 30 Arisaka rifle bayonet with straight cross guard and blade bearing arsenal markings indicating manufacture by Jinsen Arsenal in occupied Korea. This bayonet is of the Later War design, with a straight quillon, with the final style flat sided rectangular pommel. The rivet retained wooden grip is contoured and does not wrap around the tang. Base of the