Japanese WWII Late Type 30 Bayonet, Arrow M

Original period manufacture. A late war example featuring a blue finished blade without fullers, straight guard, flat bird-head type pommel and non-contoured wooden grips.Mix of original finish and steel patina remains on the blade and metal fittings, with a clear Arrow-M stamp on the ricasso. Original finish to the wooden grips, displaying typical marring and denting.Sound olive-green painted, two-piece wooden scabbard with a pointed steel chape. The scabbard body is bound with two bands of twine, no cracks in the wood, wear to the painted finish.