Original U.S. WWII Battlefield Pickup M1942 Garand Rifle Bayonet by PAL with Detroit Gasket M3 Scabbard Japanese Army It was a relatively small

It was a relatively small company

Most experts believe that GS/TP stands for 'General Service/Trade Pattern' though we have found references suggesting it could stand for 'General Service/Temporary Pattern’

moving to the European Theater of Operations (ETO)

It is commonly referred to as the "turtle" helmet because of its resemblance to a turtle shell

perhaps indicating which color flare was to be discharged from which barrel

Original U.S. WWII Battlefield Pickup M1942 Garand Rifle Bayonet by PAL with Detroit Gasket M3 Scabbard Japanese Army It was a relatively smallOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great "battlefield pickup" condition U. S. M1942 bayonet for the M1 Garand Rifle, complete with the correct WWII Issue M3 fiberglass 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