Adapted from Japanese Rifles of World War II, by Duncan O. Crossguard and pommel and made of steel; "blued" metal. All Japanese infantrymen were issued with the Type 30, whether they were armed with a rifle or pistol, or even if they were unarmed. The book is out of print and is rather tough to find. indicate that the rifle no longer belonged to the Imperial Japanese Army. If you E-mail or snail-mail any images to me for use in identification of an item, I reserve the right to use - without further contact - those images on my website, without compensation to you Object Number. dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' [citation needed]. The best advice I can offer to the novice collector is, "READ BOOKS." I am sure this is a beginners question, but I am interested in purchasing a bayonet for it. He estimates that about the first 200,000 bayonets had the serial number on the top of the tang. 44 carbine was adopted in the 44th year of his reign (1911). Rectangular pommel; and, Some of the people with a strong interest in the Pacific theatre WW2 are doing some excellent research. If you have a specific identification question, please see our There looks to be an inspection mark above the Kokura symbol, which would mean that it is a WW1 or earlier bayonet. M28/30 bayonets are a knife-style bayonet and are rather rare, commanding high prices on auction sites. Type99 Short Rifles, during the transition from standard designs to substitute-standard manufacturing simplifications. Royal Air Force who died 24/02/1919 LINCOLN (NEWPORT) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' The highest is 1553252. $200.00. The edges of the blade are usually rounded and not sharp. in Japanese arsenals were numbered consecutively within each Type designation. This is a rare Type 30 Hikari Seiki Seisakusho Arsenal "Tokyo Hourglass" bayonet with early serial number 6815 (95th Series) on the tang instead of the pommel. Greetings to all! Bayonet serial numbers are usually those of the rifle with which it was issued. Wounded, but smiling soldiers enjoy a cup of soup after being treated. LaBar classified this frog as LBF #23. The last three digits of the serial number (508) are on the bottom of the bolt shank . Best to search the 'Arms' thread for 'Arisaka' and/or Naval. Bayonet, out of scabbard, is ~20-1/4" in length; IMO Bayonets Of Japan is probably the best bayonet book out there for the Japanese Type 30 bayonet. Early production bayonet by Kokura with the serial number placed on the top of the blade tang rather than on the pommel. Country Pagesstart here if you think you know the country of origin. The Type 30 were introduced in 1897 and it was this bayonet design that would plagued the American Troopers during WWII. The barrel lengths are from 26' to 32' with various chokes. Magazine capacity: 15 shots. The Japanese Army and Naval Landing Forces used regular service bayonets for bayonet training. There are numerous makers but the most common is Koishikawa Arsenal (Tokyo) 1870 to 1929, which then became Kokura Arsenal (1929 to 1945). [4] By 1942 the quillon was eliminated to save materials and decrease production time, leaving only a straight guard. The total length of a Type 30 bayonet in its scabbard is about 525 mm or 20-11/16"inches. Leather Belt Frog: Leather belt frog for carrying the Type 30 bayonet used on the Type 38 and Type 99 rifles. Come back often and please comment or contact us. chrysanthemum resembles this: The chrysanthemum was at least partially ground off on rifles which were These days, doing a Norinco SKS serial number lookup is easy online. Base of the bayonet is marked with serial number 123440. Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' The flat sided grips and lack of quillion would indicate later, probably WW2, production. Information Total length of bayonet is 20". Each series was identified by a small Japanese character (kana) table. Rifles manufactured by a commercial Required fields are marked *, Office Open Weekdays 9am-3pm (2pm Fridays), Copyright 2021 St Nicholas Community Centre Activation theme by. The main way to date Arisaka bayonets is by the serial number on the end of the pommel.
