Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by Union Fork & Hoe with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 Multi Nation Flags blade length 13 inches

blade length 13 inches

From humble beginnings

with the 504th being renamed Company D

The hilt is Silver plated over a base metal but might just be solid silver as it is somewhat tarnished

In fact an extremely rapid process so much so that this rifle became known as the BAVARIAN LIGHTNING pistol

Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by Union Fork & Hoe with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 Multi Nation Flags blade length 13 inchesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice condition U. S. M1942 bayonet for the M1 Garand Rifle, complete with the correct WWII Issue M3 scabbard. Technically, this bayonet is considered an M1905 bayonet by the U. S. Army, manufactured in 1942 with plastic ribbed grips. The M1 Garand rifle was designed to take the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally