Description

Japanese bayonet for use with school training rifles as part of compulsory military drill in high school from 1930 to the end of the WWII. Bayonets and training rifles were made in local workshops and not up to military standards, will probably not fit military issue rifles. Workmanship was considered crude but this example is very good with the only evidence of shortcuts being the use of one standard woodscrew on each side of grips. Number 17 marked in grip, no markings on ricasso. Complete with scabbard in very good condition. Blade length 384mm. Uncommon bayonet