Original U.S. WWII Theater Made Fighting Knife Made from 1942 Dated M1 Garand Bayonet with Leather Sheath Airsoft Guns soon being replaced by the

soon being replaced by the Model 1895

It is extremely faintly marked with what appears to be US JQMD 1945 ENS

issued with the MG-08 and the MG-08/15 during the First World War

It also has a 37 date on the end clip next to an SO maker mark

This award was given to soldiers for exceptional service "not in direct connection with combat"

Original U.S. WWII Theater Made Fighting Knife Made from 1942 Dated M1 Garand Bayonet with Leather Sheath Airsoft Guns soon being replaced by theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent theater made U. S. M1942 bayonet fighting knife which was originally for the M1 Garand Rifle. 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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for