US WW1 M1917 BAYONET? - EDGED WEAPONS - U. S. Militaria Forum Dear Folks Just any light with this bayonet scabbard,I was said is a US ARMY one used in WW1 and I would like to know exactly if both pieces are original period ones and what gun was used this bayonet for?
M1 Carbine Bayonet - Junk store find - US MILITARIA FORUM Yes, the bayonet did fit onto the M-1 carbine The bayonet lugs were fitted prior to D-Day The M3 fighting knife was generally limited to "specialist" units I stand self-corrected My father got the M-1 carbine after V-E Day, while his unit was re-equipping and re-training for the Pacific Theatre Sorry about that, folks
AFH M1 bayonet 1943 Find of the century! Rarest of the rare! BryanJ, You have posted a photo of an AFH bayonet, American Fork and Hoe, that most collectors call a 1905 E1, but the military always called the M1 bayonet, whether cut down or not Before being cut down to ten inches, this bayonet was originally a long Garand bayonet called a M1905 second production, or M1905 42
The M1905E1 Bayonet - EDGED WEAPONS - U. S. Militaria Forum The shortened M1905 bayonet, often referred to as the M1905E1, doesn’t seem to generate much interest among collectors, although I suspect many US Militaria collectors have one in their closet I’ve heard that the shortened version may not have been used much (if at all) during WWII, even though
USMC Ontario OKC3s 1st Fielded Prototype Bayonet 1 of 500 Here is one of the 2002 USMC trials bayonets pre-adoption prototypes that Bobcat87 alludes to in his initial post This particular model is the tanto bladed prototype bayonet referred to in the Homer Brett letter transcribed below, the USMC OKC 1FT UC (Ultra Carbon) Ontario Knife Company (OKC) also made another version of this bayonet called the USMC OKC 1FT DS (Diamond Steel) From my
List Of M1 Bayonet Makers - EDGED WEAPONS - U. S. Militaria Forum Here is additional information on U S M1 bayonet makers It's a 2006 post from Gary that I saved for reference I hope this additional information helps Happy 4th a question Posted By: littletom <Send E-Mail> Date: Tuesday, 4 July 2006, at 11:10 am I've seen numbers re production of the model of 1905 and M1905 and the numbers of these cut down to the 10 inch length However, I've not seen
BAYONET - EDGED WEAPONS - U. S. Militaria Forum Hello, I have a bayonet that I would like to identify if possible The bayonet is 18-1 4”in length from tip to bottom of the socket A penny fits in the socket, all other coins are too large In the first picture you can clearly see the “NJ” on the frog In the second picture the only markings I
M5 Bayonet - EDGED WEAPONS - U. S. Militaria Forum This is an M5 Bayonet, also made by Imperial Note, there are both M5's and M5A1's (or M5-1's depending on the manufacturer) as well as reproduction M5A1's (MILPAR COL marked), so the M5 series is a bayonet that offers a lot of collecting variety
Show me your Model of 1905 SA or RIA bayonets - US MILITARIA FORUM Here are pics of one of my nicer Model of 1905 Model of 1910 bayonet sets An SA 1918 bayonet with original finish and a Brauer Bros 1917 scabbard And this has to be one of the nicest early Model of 1910 scabbards I've ever seen
Pal 1943 bayonet 16inch version - US MILITARIA FORUM The OPs bayonet and scabbard are of the 16" M1905 configuration The M1917 bayonet would not fit the 1905 scabbard due to blade length and the retention tabs on the 1905 There was a purpose built plastic scabbard for the M1917 for that reason starting in about 1944 and continuing through the mid 1960s