National Denki (National Electric) makers mark
TRAINING
Below are examples of Arisaka bayonets from my collection
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T30 Arisaka |
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Unknown maker under Kokura supervision |
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Almost mint T30 Arisaka made by Tokyo arsenal with a W stamp below the makers symbol, 'W' for the Koishikawa (Tokyo) arsenal |
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W is clearly seen below the stacked canon ball logo for Tokyo arsenal on ricasso |
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there is hardly a mark on this blade, post war rework? |
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Tang serial number indicates that this blade is an early manufactured one, as later blades had a pommel serial. |
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T30 Arisaka with English names and serials on the pommel and grips. It is though that these may be souvenir marks made after the blade was captured |
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Makers marks |
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Pommel serial number |
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Grips show possibly two names and serial numbers, Rose and ? |
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ROSE name on the pommel, or is this a unit designation |
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Hoten made Arisaka, has oval washers for screws, 50th series blade |
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Hoten makers mark on ricasso |
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Training bayonet, grips have screws from alternate sides, Identified by Juken 30 as issued to the Tokyo University, the two grip marks and the alternate grip screws gibing the identification |
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only a single screw from each side |
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Late pattern T30 Arisaka |
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Makers markings on ricasso |
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Square pommel and shaped wrap around grips |
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Frog on scabbard |
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Late pattern T30 Arisaka with rubber scabbard |
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National Denki (National Electric) makers mark |
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birds head pommel with straight grips and no quillion |
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scabbard is made from canvas covered with a rubber coating, this scabbard is damaged so construction is clearly visible |
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Scabbard has integral frog |
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Late pattern T30 by Jinsen in wooden scabbard. Variation P by Johnson's nomenclature |
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Jinsen Makers mark on ricasso |
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Wooden scabbard has no throat piece... |
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Is bound with string to hold separate halves together |
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and has a square metal chape. Pi character on wooden scabbard is worth note |
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TRAINING |
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Training Arisaka, crudely made with very narrow fullers and blunt blade. Cross guard and pommel are only secured with single rivets producing a slack fit. |
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Training blade has a totally unsharpened blade |
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Clearly visible are the single rivets holding the pommel and crossguard (poorly) |
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ARISAKA BAYONET USED BY THE UK
Distinguished by their highly blued finish over the Japanese models, as they were all stripped and refurbished before entering service. Few of these blades are marked with UK markings, and many of the contract were shipped off to Russia never having seen UK service. |
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Japanese Arisaka trials bayonet. Japanese blades were bought and the pommel crossguard, and scabbard were re-blued. 150,000 were ordered but most were shipped onto Russia during WWI. UK marked ones are uncommon |
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London Regiment pommel markings |
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Original Japanese pommel serial are still on the pommel end |
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and the original Japanese makers marks are evident on the ricasso |
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Mukden Arisaka made after the Japanese had left |
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Crudely made blade has Mukden arsenal stamp on the ricasso. Blade shows heavy signs of grinding under a dark blued finish the additional ricasso mark as the 90th Arsenal under National Chinese control (1945 to 1948) |
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Late war pattern crossguard and pommel combined with grips held together by rivets |
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Rivets hold the grips together |
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Chinese made Arisaka with original frog made under communist control (1948-50) |
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Arsenal marking for the 90th Arsenal under Communist control |
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Frog s modelled on the original Japanese pattern |
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Original Frog reverse side |
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Hilt uses Japanese style oval screws |
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Crude Braze on attaching the pommel to the tang |
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Chinese Mauser made with Japanese Arisaka blade |
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Tokyo arsenal Arisaka blade |
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Grips are made with screw headed |
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Rivets |
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Rubber Arisaka used in film WIND TALKERS |
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Copy includes the makers mark on the ricasso |