Original Japanese WWII Early Pattern Arisaka Type 30 Bayonet with Scabbard - Hooked Quillon Hand Select:No or when in period type

or when in period type uniforms

This is a very rare totally original BOYT 1943 dated M1916 holster in very nice condition russet brown leather

Private First Class Vito R

due to the 5 cm leGrW 36 being too small for the intended role

the Eighth Army initiated the main offensive on the Adriatic coast

Original Japanese WWII Early Pattern Arisaka Type 30 Bayonet with Scabbard - Hooked Quillon Hand Select:No or when in period typeOriginal Item: Few Available. I. M. A. has received a delivery of a small number of these rare and hard to find early WW2 issue Japanese Model 30 Arisaka rifle bayonets with hooked quillons (cross guards). The bayonets come complete with original issue steel scabbards. Condition varies, as these were used in service, and may have seen use after the war. Most have manufacture marks on the blade ricasso, though some have been removed due to polishing