Up for bis is World War Two Japanese Type 30 Bayonet made by Toyoda Jidoshoki Seisakusho Nagoya Arsenal, in very good pre-owned condition. Blade is in good condition sharp and still have the blueing, scabbard shows light scratches but no dings or dents. Blade is marked with the Nagoya Arsenal marking and diamond with rectangular inside, the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works Mark. Pommel has serial number please see pictures.
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Type 30
Sword bayonet for use on the 6.5 mm. Type 38 rifle, 6.5 mm. Type I (Carcano) Rifle, and 7.7 mm. Type 99 rifle. This Japanese bayonet also fits on the older 6.5 mm. Type 30 rifle, whose designation this bayonet shares.
This example is from the 46th series, the 2nd series produced by the Toyoda Jido Shokki Seisakusho (Toyoda Automatic Loom Works), under Nagoya Army Arsenal supervision. Toyoda made bayonets from 1938–1945.
The maker’s mark on this example is of the 2nd style, with the Kanji inside the diamond pointing downward. The earliest 42nd series examples have the Kanji pointing upward. A 3rd style is found on wartime examples with a rectangular Kanji (no point).
This is an early example with a highly polished, fullered blade; hooked quillion, contoured grips fastened with screws set in escutcheons; and, a contoured birds-head pommel.
The scabbard is a later pattern with tubular end (instead of a ball tip).
Toyoda Automatic Loom Works began producing automobiles in 1933. In 1937, the automobile department became a separate company which grew into what is known today as Toyota Motor Sales.
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