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ORIG WWII JAPANESE ARISAKA TYPE 38 RIFLE,WITH BAYONET

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ORIG WWII JAPANESE ARISAKA TYPE 38 RIFLE,WITH BAYONET
ORIGINAL WWII JAPANESE ARISAKA TYPE 38 RIFLE,WITH RARE TOYADA LOOMS TYPE 30 BAYONET AND CAPTURE & PROVENANCE PRESENTATION CARD. * OUTSTANDING GROUP OF WWII PACIFIC THEATRE JAPANESE MILITARY ITEMS. A RARELY SEEN COMPLETE TYPE 38 LONG ARISAKA RIFLE. RIFLE HAS THE COMPLETE "MUM" AND HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED (MOST WERE GROUND OFF OR DISFIGURED IN SOME WAY DURING SURRENDER). MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 51" LONG. ALSO HAS THE ORIGINAL SLING, CLEANING ROD, AND DUST COVER. INCLUDED IS A TYPE 30 ARISAKA BAYONET MADE BY THE TOYADA AUTOMATIC LOOMS ARSENAL.#2296 ON POMMEL TOP (NO SCABBARD) AND COMES WITH VERY RARE PROVENANCE. A LAMINATED PRESENTATION CARD THAT READS "THIS JAPANESE RIFLE AND BAYONET CAPTURED ON TRUK ATOLL WAS PRESENTED TO BEARER P. J. BOBODINE EM 1C BY BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT BLAKE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS COMMANDING GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL FORCES TRUK AND CENTRAL CAROLINE ISLANDS". THE BACKGROUND HAS THE MARINE INSIGNIA. A GROUPING OF GREAT HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.