Original Japanese Late WWII Arisaka Type 30 Last Ditch Bayonet with Wood Scabbard by Toyoda Automatic Loom Bayonets it was attached to the

it was attached to the 77th Infantry Division then to the 243rd Infantry Division in Corps von Schlieban defending Cherbourg where most of its remaining forces were captured by the Americans

revealing only some slight patina

BG Burnham

we believe it was a military M1867 converted for the Volunteer Sharpshooter movement

Westinghouse did have a contract to produce airborne liners and converted an unknown amount to airborne configuration

Original Japanese Late WWII Arisaka Type 30 Last Ditch Bayonet with Wood Scabbard by Toyoda Automatic Loom Bayonets it was attached to theOriginal 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 Toyoda Jidoshoki Seisakusho (Toyoda Automatic Loom Works) under Nagoya Arsenal supervision. 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