Knife ID help?

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mrknives

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Here are two knives a neighbor brought by and I didn’t have any answers for him. Being the local Knifemaker I get folks swinging by from time to time and see some interesting finds. Any ideas what either of these might be or who made the little folder?

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Can't give you much help on the folding knife but the first knife is a bayonet of some model. My gut feeling is that it's WWI or earlier. That's not much but it will give you a starting point for research.

Doug
 
I think I figured out that fixed blade.

It appears to be a Japanese bayonet for an Arisaka. The Arisaka was the standard infantry rifle around WWI/WWII.

It's missing the barrel "loop". Whatever it's called.

Either way, that blade is likely something that a veteran brought home after serving in the Pacific. Very cool!

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That's a mark from the Nagoya Rikugun Zoheisho Arsenal. Don't make me try and spell that again. :D
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It appears to be a "Type 30" bayonet. BUT there is more than one variety of the Type 30. I THINK it's the earliest varient (that doesn't mean rare).

Here a few websites that MIGHT be helpful. I don't know how reliable they are, but they look the part, anyway.

worldbayonets.com

Bayonets of Japan

Pictures and descriptions of bayonets from Japan.
worldbayonets.com

Nambu World: Japanese Bayonets:

www.nambuworld.com

I didn't really look at the websites, I just sorta skimmed through... hopefully they are helpful. I didn't do much research. Just enough to feel confident giving you a nudge in the (probably) right direction :D

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