Meiji 30-year bayonet (weapon used by the Japanese army during World War II)

Description

The Meiji 30-year bayonet is one of the main weapons used by the Japanese army during World War II. It consists of a knife body and a scabbard. The knife is 51.2cm long and 0.8cm thick. The knife body is made by molding machinery. The 30 bayonet was one of the main weapons used by the Japanese army during World War II. From its finalization in 1897 to the surrender of Japan in 1945, the 30 bayonet was widely used. The overall structure is mainly composed of two parts: the knife body and the scabbard. The cross-section of the bayonet blade is a sharp inverted triangle; blood grooves are milled on both sides of the blade, the function of which is to make blood flow out quickly along the groove after piercing into the human body, which facilitates the drawing of the blade, while reducing the blade quality and strengthening the blade rigidity. The right side of the blade is marked with the manufacturer’s mark on the hand guard; the hand guard is an integral piece with a muzzle loop on the upper end, and there are two forms at the lower end: one is a hook type produced in the early stage, commonly known as a hand guard; the other The lower end of the guard is straight, mostly late-production type; the end of the handle is a birdhead-shaped metal piece, called the handle head, which is the locking mechanism of the bayonet. The end plane is often marked with numbers and other marks. The upper part is a long T-shaped slot, which is used to connect with the bayonet holder under the barrel. The right side of the blade head is a movable snap shoot controlled by a spring. When the bayonet is mounted, the snap shoot is stuck on the bayonet seat, which plays the role of fixing the bayonet. When unloading the bayonet, press down the round button on the left side of the handle head to retract the bamboo shoot and push the bayonet forward; the middle section of the knife handle has two shapes: the initial shape is arc-shaped, which is convenient to hold by hand. The handguard is fixed with rivets or screws. （The scabbard has a slight dent）