Original Japanese Late WWII Arisaka Type 30 Last Ditch Bayonet with Wood Scabbard by Toyoda Automatic Loom British "Bobby" Police near mint Imperial Bavarian line

near mint Imperial Bavarian line Infantry enlisted man's Mannschaften (other ranks) Ersatz (replacement) felt pickelhaube

still soft with the original felt padding

There is what is left of a French arsenal rondel stamp in the wood butt on the right hand side and also a well inlaid brass plate in the butt stock which appears to have stamped unit numbers markings

The tunic still bear rank bars on the epaulettes USAAF label pins and a USSAF should patch

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Original Japanese Late WWII Arisaka Type 30 Last Ditch Bayonet with Wood Scabbard by Toyoda Automatic Loom British "Bobby" Police near mint Imperial Bavarian lineOriginal 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