School (or 'Trainer') rifles and bayonets were made in local workshops of scrap rifle parts, soft steel and cast metal. School rifles and bayonets were used for military drill, which was a normal part of high school curriculum from the early 1930s through the end of the Second World War. Douglas MacArthur, claiming one of the most decisive strategic victories in modern warfare.Ĭrudely made bayonet for use on school training rifles. Following outbreak of the Korean War, in 1950, Inchon was the site of the famous amphibious assault led by Gen. Inchon was the site of the first naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05.
Jinsen was the Japanese name for the Korean seaport of Inchon. This example was made at Jinsen Arsenal in Japanese-occupied Korea. They were produced in anticipation of the need to arm the Japanese civil population to repel the expected American invasion of the Japanese Home Islands. The pole bayonet lacked the mortise, press stud, and muzzle ring needed for mounting to a rifle. The final and most crude Type 30 bayonet variant, the pole bayonet was lashed to a wooden pole to create a makeshift pike.
#Arisaka markings type 99 series
Tang (upper): 95th series cana and "33592" Ricasso: "Four cannonballs" and "Hourglass" markings. The scabbard is made of wood, with minimal steel mounts, held together with string. This bayonet exhibits the simplified manufacture typical of late-war substitute-standard bayonets: The 95th series was the final series produced by Hikari Seiki. This example was made by the Hikari Seiki Seisakusho KK (Precision Optical Manufacturing Corp.), under Kokura Army Arsenal supervision, in 1945. Substitute-Standard Type 99 Short Rifle, although they will mount to any of the Japanese infantry rifles. These bayonets were produced along with the 7.7 mm. Late-war substitute-standard or "last-ditch" sword bayonet. Pommel: Japanese characters followed by "43755" Ricasso: Stacked cannonballs (Kokura Arsenal mark) and "M" with an arrow through it. They were founded in 1918 to make consumer household electric appliances and have evolved into the present-day Panasonic Corporation. Matsushita Kinzoku was a subsidiary of Matshusita National Denki (Matsushita National Electric Co.). Made by Matsushita Kinzoku KK (Matsushita Metalworking Corp.), under Kokura Army Arsenal supervision. The scabbard is also the wartime pattern with tubular end (instead of ball). Type 99 Short Rifles, during the transition from standard designs to substitute-standard manufacturing simplifications. These bayonets were produced along with Mid-War 7.7 mm. Mid-War Type 30 bayonet with highly polished, blued, fullered blade straight crosspiece, contoured wraparound grips, fastened with rivets and, flat birds-head pommel. Ricasso: Figure-eight inside a circle (Nagoya Arsenal mark) and diamond with a rectangle inside (Toyoda Automatic Loom Works mark)
In 1937, the automobile department became a separate company which grew into what is known today as Toyota Motor Sales. Toyoda Automatic Loom Works began producing automobiles in 1933. The scabbard is a later pattern with tubular end (instead of a ball tip). This is an early example with a highly polished, fullered blade hooked quillon, contoured grips fastened with screws set in escutcheons and, a contoured birds-head pommel. A 3rd style is found on wartime examples with a rectangular Kanji (no point). The earliest 42nd series examples have the Kanji pointing upward. The maker’s mark on this example is of the 2nd style, with the Kanji inside the diamond pointing downward. This example is from the 46th series, the 2nd series produced by the Toyoda Jido Shokki Seisakusho (Toyoda Automatic Loom Works), under Nagoya Army Arsenal supervision. Type 30 rifle, whose designation this bayonet shares. This Japanese bayonet also fits on the older 6.5 mm.
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