Original Japanese WWII Type 30 Bayonet by STAR-K Arsenal - Hooked Quillon with Leather Frog - Arisaka Type 30, 38, 99 Rifles MILITARIA The 2nd Battalion was raised

The 2nd Battalion was raised in 1804 and spent the whole of the Napoleonic War based in Scotland functioning as a training battalion supplying replacement troops to the 1st Battalion

These still “fit” our helmets by appearing to be in place so they are suitable for display

Overall Length: 52

Original Item: Purchased sometime in the 1980's in a Brussels Warehouse Sale we got a carton of what turned out to be Original WWI era all steel Belgian M-1916 Bayonet tubular Scabbards for the long bayonet issued in WW1 with the Mauser 1888 Rifle for use in trench warfare that had been "officially" shortened from 18" to 14" to conform the M-1924 Belgian Rifle

Original Japanese WWII Type 30 Bayonet by STAR-K Arsenal - Hooked Quillon with Leather Frog - Arisaka Type 30, 38, 99 Rifles MILITARIA The 2nd Battalion was raisedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example complete with early hooked quillion guard, steel scabbard and genuine leather frog. The Type 30 bayonet (?????? sanjunen shiki juken?) was a bayonet designed for the Imperial Japanese Army to be used with the Arisaka Type 30 Rifle and was later used on the Type 38 and Type 99 rifles. Some 8. 4 million were produced, and it remained in front line use from the Russo Japanese War to the end