Original Japanese WWII Type 44 Cavalry Carbine 1st Pattern Folding Bayonet & Nose Cap with Screws Sharps Rifle for maker Christian Theodor Dicke

for maker Christian Theodor Dicke of Lüdenscheid

Marking disk is dated 12-1942

The Murata rifle (村田銃 Murata jyū

but that is relatively common for these

The Lightning saw use as a sporting arm in America and was adopted for use by the San Francisco Police Department

Original Japanese WWII Type 44 Cavalry Carbine 1st Pattern Folding Bayonet & Nose Cap with Screws Sharps Rifle for maker Christian Theodor DickeOriginal Item: Only One Item Available. This is a somewhat rare Japanese WWII Issue bayonet & nose cap assembly, and the first that we have had the pleasure of handling. It is folding bayonet for the Japanese Type 44 Cavalry Rifle (, Yonyon shiki kij Yonjyon shiki kij), often referred to as a Type 44 Carbine. Folding bayonets have been tried by several countries, often with limited success. This example is in excellent condition, with a lot of the