Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by Union Fork & Hoe with USN MK 1 Scabbard - Dated 1943 Manufacture Type_Original Items The legs were subcontractor made

The legs were subcontractor made

But at the unit's request and because of the fame attained by the unit at First Bull Run

It would have originally had ten flaps

sometimes translated "saddle-hatchet") is the traditional battle axe of Persia (Iran)

effectively making it a government project

Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by Union Fork & Hoe with USN MK 1 Scabbard - Dated 1943 Manufacture Type_Original Items The legs were subcontractor madeOriginal 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