GREAT WW2 JAPANESE TYPE 30 BAYONET WITH METAL SCABBARD -HOOKED QUILLON STYLE

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GREAT WW2 JAPANESE TYPE 30 BAYONET WITH METAL SCABBARD -HOOKED QUILLON STYLE - THE BAYONET MEASURES 20 1/16" LONG WITH A 15 5/8" BLADE MARKED ON THE RICASSO FOR KOKURA /  TOKYO ARSENAL- BLADE IN A THE BRIGHT - HAS SOME MINOR NICKS ON THE FRONT HALF SHARPENED BOTTOM EDGE   - EARLY IRON HOOKED END QUILLON - WONDERFUL WOODEN GRIPS AND IRON POMMEL WITH SERIAL NUMBER ON END - HARD TO READ - SEE PHOTO - IRON SCABBARD WITH SOME DENTS - HAS DENT MARK ON THE BOTTOM NEAR THE TIP - APPEARS TO BE THE END OF A LARGE CARTRIDGE - MAY HAVE BEEN A FIELD MIX TO TIGHTEN BLADE IN SCABBARD - MAKES THE BAYONET BLADE HARD TO PULL OUT WITH THE 80 YEARS OF OLD GREASE -  GOOD PLUS OVERALL CONDITION - GREAT EXAMPLE OF COMBAT USED JAPANESE BAYONET BROUGHT HOME BY U S GI /MARINE - GREAT COLLECTIBLE