Original Japanese Late WWII Arisaka Type 30 Bayonet by Toyoda with Wooden Scabbard Category_Receiver Top Cover one of which served as

one of which served as a gas seal

though it does have some oxidation

nicknamed Yards

Adopted as the Hotchkiss Portable Machine Gun Mark I

The sword measures 39" overall

Original Japanese Late WWII Arisaka Type 30 Bayonet by Toyoda with Wooden Scabbard Category_Receiver Top Cover one of which served asOriginal Item: Only One Item Available. This is a very rare late WWII issue Japanese Model 30 Arisaka rifle bayonet with straight cross guard, complete with a wooden wire wrapped scabbard. The bayonet bears the arsenal markings of Toyoda Jidoshoki Seisakusho (Toyoda Automatic Loom Works) under Nagoya Arsenal supervision. This company would later become Toyota Motor Corporation. Condition of bayonet is very good, though the blade is relatively thick,