Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by PAL with USN MK 1 Scabbard - Dated 1942 or 1943 U.S. Air Force Britain’s highest and most prestigious

Britain’s highest and most prestigious award for valor

which also featured in DWM's telegraphic address

and there is some splitting over the rim

The cylinder and arbor pin both bear shortened number 8778

This particular helmet is being offered in untouched original condition

Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by PAL with USN MK 1 Scabbard - Dated 1942 or 1943 U.S. Air Force Britain’s highest and most prestigiousOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition U. S. M1942 bayonet for the M1 Garand Rifle, complete with the correct WWII Issue USN Mark I 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