Original U.S. WWII Theater Made M1 Garand Bayonet Fighting Knife With Cutdown M7 Scabbard NATION the Royal Armouries Museum

the Royal Armouries Museum

Average weight of an axe this size is between 1 and 2 kg (2

and embossed US on the flap

for manufacture by Richard Ab

This example is missing the eagle on the cross guard with some chipping to the grip

Original U.S. WWII Theater Made M1 Garand Bayonet Fighting Knife With Cutdown M7 Scabbard NATION the Royal Armouries MuseumOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a theater made M1905 1942 M1 Garand bayonet with scabbard! In 1943, the U. S. Army made the decision to shorten the M1905 bayonet's blade to 10 inches (25. 4 cm) and as many of the M1905 and M1942 bayonets were recalled, their blades were cut down to size, and were reissued. These shortened M1905 bayonets were re designated as M1905E1. The shortening of this blade continued, the soldier