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Title:	BAYONET -  JAPANESE BAYONET TYPE 30
Maker/Manufacturer:	NAGOYA ARMY ARSENAL
Date of Manufacture:
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 7780
Measurements:	OL: 51CM 20 1/8" BL: 39.6CM 15 5/8"

Object Description:

JAPANESE BAYONET TYPE 30
Manufactured by Nagoya Army Arsenal, Nagoya, Japan - Standard Type 30 bayonet. Two piece wood grips, fastened with screws. Blued finish. Fuller running 12". Hooked crossguard. Bird's head shaped pommel. Complete with 16 1/4" metal scabbard. 80% original blued finish left on blade.

Markings:
Blade: Symbol for Nagoya Army Arsenal.

Bayonet donated to the Springfield Armory Museum, Inc. by Mr. Paul A. Noffke on 29 November 1975.

See, Janzen, pg. 133.

References:
Janzen, Jerry L. BAYONETS: FROM JANZEN'S NOTEBOOK. Cedar Ridge Publications. Broken Arrow, Ok. 1987.