Got a call from a local guy and said that he had a Japanese bayo I may be interested in (I collect US WWII mostly) so I went and had a look. It turns out that it was a very late war type bayo with a wood scabbard, which I have never seen. I own a few of these, but all with the typical metal scabbard. It is missing the tie strings that hold the 2 piece scabbard together, but other than that this is the nicest shape Arisaka bayo that I have ever seen. Frog leather is almost perfect, blade is very nice, and the scabbard is in great shape especially for being wood. Now the questions to you are:
1. Do you see anything that I should be concerned about with this rig?
2. What is something like this (I have never seen one) worth in this condition.......he didn't have a price set.
3. Are these rare?
Thanks in advance for your help....sorry for the crappy I-Phone pics, but it was all I had when I went to see him.
1. Do you see anything that I should be concerned about with this rig?
2. What is something like this (I have never seen one) worth in this condition.......he didn't have a price set.
3. Are these rare?
Thanks in advance for your help....sorry for the crappy I-Phone pics, but it was all I had when I went to see him.
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