Original U.S. WWII M1942 16" Garand Rifle Bayonet by Utica Cutlery with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 British Documents & Books It was an old-line Prussian

It was an old-line Prussian regiment that participated in conflicts spanning from the Napoleonic Wars to the German unification wars of the 1860’s through the 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War up to WW I

The blade of this example is an outstanding double etched variety having a 80% nickel-plated finish

particularly on the pommel and grip

which rotate into place using the control on the left side

and the bolt has an intact firing pin and ejector

Original U.S. WWII M1942 16" Garand Rifle Bayonet by Utica Cutlery with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 British Documents & Books It was an old-line PrussianOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good 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 with bayonets