Original Japanese Late WWII Arisaka Type 30 Last Ditch Bayonet with Wood Scabbard and Rubberized Canvas Frog by Toyoda Automatic Loom MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets a voice code was developed

a voice code was developed (valid during 24 hours following the start of operations): “Flash”

and it does not appear to have been issued during the war

The tarnishing has made it very difficult to read and we made no attempts to clean it up to preserve the patina

This comes from an impeccable source from one of America's most revered experts who in fact purchased the Benedict Museum contents

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Original Japanese Late WWII Arisaka Type 30 Last Ditch Bayonet with Wood Scabbard and Rubberized Canvas Frog by Toyoda Automatic Loom MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets a voice code was developedOriginal Item: Only One Item Available. This is a nice untouched late WW2 "last ditch" issue Japanese Model 30 Arisaka rifle bayonet with straight cross guard and blade bearing arsenal markings indicating manufacture by Toyoda Jidoshoki Seisakusho (Toyoda Automatic Loom Works) under Nagoya Arsenal supervision. This bayonet is of the Later War design, with a straight quillon, with the final style flat sided rectangular pommel. The rivet retained wooden