Arisaka Bayonet, TALW Arsenal, Johnson Variation H, Labar Variation K (LB-144)

This is a Japanese Arisaka bayonet manufactured by the TALW Arsenal. It retains the standard configuration with a straight, single-edged blade, long fuller, and hooked quillon guard, with wooden grips fastened by two screws. The ricasso is marked with the TALW arsenal stamp.

In Johnson’s reference this bayonet is classified as Variation H, and in Labar’s system it is listed as Variation K (LB-144). Its rarity is assessed at level 4, considered uncommon to rare among surviving examples.

The scabbard accompanying the bayonet is the standard steel pattern, catalogued by Labar as LBS-15. The suspension frog is present but cannot be confidently identified from the available photograph.