Pattern 1897 Japanese arisaka bayonet sword
Pattern 1897 Japanese arisaka bayonet sword, used in both World Wars; single edged blade, mark of Kokura arsenal. The bayonet incorporated a quillon designed to catch and break an opponent?s bayonet in hand-to-hand combat. The quillon was retained by the Japanese long after other armies had removed them
Picture No
11109531
Media ID
48572068
Size
3000px x 2246px
(406KB)
Credit
©The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Bayonet, Sword, Arisaka, Pattern 1897
Date
1914
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