Original U.S. Vietnam War Unissued M1917 Trench Shotgun Bayonet With Scabbard by General Cutlery - GEN CUT MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly The blued finish has worn

The blued finish has worn down to a lovely dull gray patina

This incidentally offers a striking example of the devastation explosive power of a German 20mm shell

In the spring of 1943

so the paint has flaked off a bit on two

The crossguard bears most of the original plating

Original U.S. Vietnam War Unissued M1917 Trench Shotgun Bayonet With Scabbard by General Cutlery - GEN CUT MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly The blued finish has wornOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1917 bayonet was designed to be used with the US M1917 Enfield . 30 caliber rifle, as well as with the seven different U. S. trench shotguns. The blade is 17 inches (43. 18 cm) long. The M1917 Enfield was the U. S. Version of the British P 14 rifle, and the bayonets used are identical, down to the double groove in the grips, used to differentiate the bayonets from the P 1907 for the SMLE rifle. This bayonet