Bayonet Identification

[bobby1234]

I've searched a lot of sites and cannot find this marking to show where this bayonet was made or when it was made. Maybe I overlooked the symbol but nothing seems to match.

A little background on the bayonet, it was picked up by my grandfather who was a gunner operating an Emerson nose turret on a B-24J Liberator in the 5th air force, 90th Bombardment group in the spring and summer of 1945. I have no idea where he picked this up at, I do know he had the rifle as well which was unfortunately pawned off by a family member who it was given to in the 1950s.

Again, probably a very common bayonet but just can't seem to find a match out on the web, any help would be much appreciated.

PS: There are no other markings on the bayonet other than the photos I sent. The frog also appears to be canvas and not leather.

Bobby

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[Eaglelord17]

Looks like a Type 30 bayonet to me.

[vintage hunter]

I'm not much on bayonets but the info I have suggests it may be a trainer.
Hang on, those that know will be along shortly. In the mean time you could look through the old threads in the edged weapons forum. Might find something.

[bobby1234]

I'm not much on bayonets but the info I have suggests it may be a trainer.
Hang on, those that know will be along shortly. In the mean time you could look through the old threads in the edged weapons forum. Might find something.

I appreciate it, yeah from every bayonet I've looked at it has a marking at the base of the blade, this one does not. If my pap was still alive I'd ask him, he didn't like to talk about the war too much. Thanks again

[WarPig1976]

Here you go.
Bayonets of Japan

[bobby1234]

Hmmm, from that website looks like it could be a Type 30 training bayonet but it does not have the "9" or number burnt on the grip and it does have markings as shown in the photo. See I saw this before but didn't find a match, the search continues! Unless someone has personally seen one like this.

I also noticed another marking on the scabbard, it's attached.

[seabot2]

That marking on the tip of the scabbard is the same as on the grip. Character could be read as "Taira" or "Hei". Could refer to a military unit or something.

[zip code]

Hello there:
I have a T30 bayonet with the same stamps.
From Japanese Military Bayonets & Machetes 3rd edition by Jerry L. Price. Page 16c.
Here's what he says. His bayonet was inspected by Nagoya [ I don't see that stamp on the pommel ] and the stamp is/was unknown. He says that the stamp translates to either Peaceful or Ordinary. Some time between the 2nd and this 3rd edition, some one informed him that the stamp was used in Korea for Heijo { know called Pyongyang, NK }. This was the second largest training base in Korea for the Japanese army, the first was in Seoul.
From that, I would take it our bayonets are trainers and issued to that training base.
Hope this helps some.