I thought I’d share some photos of a knife that I recently purchased at an estate sale. I was late getting to the sale, so I was surprised to see that this item had been passed over. The leather sheath is what initially caught my eye. It seems very similar to WWII theater-made examples that I have seen online. Also, the knife is a re-purposed bayonet but I’m not sure what kind of bayonet. It seems too wide for Japanese and I can make out faint letters on the blade near the cross guard. Anyway, thanks for taking a look.

Tom

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