ARISAKA BAYONET HILT VARIATION
There are four distinct grip variations
| bottom, early toyoda automatic loom variation “A” japanese oak |
| profile, early Hikari Seiki variation “A” (walnut -unusual) |
| bottom, late toyoda model 100 |
| profile, late toyoda model 100 |
| bottom, early matsushita national variation “C” (?butternut aka white walnut?) |
| profile, early matsu national variation “C” |
| bottom, late toyoda automatic loom variation “J” |
| profile, late toyoda auto loom variation “J” unknown wood |
| SWA Straight Wraparound Grips | |
| bottom, late toyoda automatic loom variation “K” |
| profile, late toyoda automatic loom variation “K” |
| S Straight Grips | |
| bottom, late hikari seiki variation “P” note curved bottom edge |
| profile, late hikari seiki variation “P” |
| bottom, early naval variation “O”, very rough, tapered grip |
| Profile, early naval variation “O”, |
| slab grips on Hoten pole top, Jinsen pole bottom |
| Others | |
 | Training bayonet, grips have screws from alternate sides, Identified by Juken 30 as issued to the Tokyo University, the two grip marks and the alternate grip screws giving the identification |
 | only a single screw from each side unique to this variation |