Hooked quillon Mauser?

[gtodan]

Inherited this many years ago. The absence of a ball/beveled edges on the quillon have me puzzled. The proof above the serial# seems familiar but cant place it. Any ideas? I am out of answers. Thanks
DanJ

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[browningautorifle]

It's been done, that is to say manufactured as a one off. The hook honestly looks like it came from an Arisaka. I doubt a 1907, Arisaka would be more available.

[Aragorn243]

It looks Venezuelan but someone altered the quillion. Check the diameter of the muzzle ring. If it's large, it could be.

[porterkids]

You have a very nice and relatively scarce bayonet. It is a Chinese Mukden Mauser.

[browningautorifle]

It appears Porterkids is quite correct... https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=55010

[Aragorn243]

Nice, congrats.

[browningautorifle]

It's just that in pic #2, the hook appeared to have been discolored by welding so...you can see why the thought about a fabrication. Later pics seem to disagree though, and I've never held a real Mukden Mauser bayonet.

[gtodan]

Thank you PK. I inherited from my late father in law who served in the US Navy WWII. He served in the New Guinea and Philippines campaigns on LST458. I always thought it was some kind of Mauser/Jap hybrid but never heard of the Mukden's. I am relatively new at collecting "The Greater Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere" stuff. Thank you for helping me id this family heirloom.
DanJ

You have a very nice and relatively scarce bayonet. It is a Chinese Mukden Mauser.

[Peter Laidler]

Hey, Aragorn, Porterkits, Marysdad and Smithy, have a look at the Ross rifle thread and give us the answer to the ross rifle bayonet saga?

[browningautorifle]

That's not as simple as one would like...