Just received family heirloom bayonet!

[aaron7]

Had to share!

Story goes that my wife's great great uncle received this from his father when he was a child, sometime in the 30's I guess.

Identified it using this awesome site (Bayonets of Japan) and I believe it's a Japanese Type 30, early WWII.

Then again, though that one has the correct markings (4 stacked cannonballs, M with an arrow through it) it doesn't have the hook at the base of the blade.

I did find one with the correct markings that is the same shape, odd it isn't on the identification site!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-WWII-JA...IONAL-DENKI-KOKURA-ARSENAL-RARE-/331129908610

From that ad if I'm correct the markings mean "National Denki (M with the arrow), under Kokura Supervision (stacked cannonballs)

Thoughts?

And no, it isn't for sale. We'll be passing it on someday!

 

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[trapperart]

Nice

 

[vpnavy]

Had to share! Story goes that my wife's great great uncle received this from his father when he was a child, sometime in the 30's I guess...did find one with the correct markings...the markings mean...

aaron7 - moved ya from "Today's Finds!" to "What Is It?" - you will get more interaction on your quest for additional information about your newly acquired bayonet.

 

[peruna]

Very nice "hook" bayonet. Would rather suspect it was a GI/Marine bring-back from WW2, rather than gifted in the 30s, unless someone got it while in China (or Japan proper before the war) and brought it back. I believe you have the markings correct, and the ID correct also. Yours is VERY clean looking, as often the bring-backs were chewed up from combat, or pitted from salt exposure. The Japanese were "blade culture" folks, and even the bayonet extending from an Arisaka was considered a prized weapon.

 

[against the wind]

Very nice, interesting history.
Congrats

 

[A2coins]

That is sweet keep it in the family!!!