Original U.S. WWII M4 Bayonet by Utica Cutlery for the M1 Carbine with Updated M8 Scabbard by B.M. Co
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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a nice genuine WWII U.S. Army M4 Carbine bayonet fighting knife, with an original M8A1 scabbard. Nicely marked U.S. M4 / UTICA on the blade side of the hand guard for the Utica Cutlery Co. The blade is in good condition, but shows some heavy wear from wartime usage. It has a slightly worn gray patina, and may have been sharpened at one point. The crossguard, handle, and pommel are all tight to the blade.
The bayonet still has the original WWII issue leather washer grip, but there is no bakelite insert at the bottom. The leather in the grip shows heavy wear, with some material loss. The pommel is held on by the correct peened over tang, which proves this is definitely a WWII example, and not a later reissue.
The original scabbard is marked, U.S. M8 / B.M. CO and in very good condition with no major defects to note. This is the earlier version of the scabbard with the retaining strap being added like most of the M8 scabbards. The canvas is very good, with a bit of wear, and the finish on the snaps on the frog has worn. The thermoplastic impregnated duck canvas shell is excellent, with excellent paint, and the throat still has most of the original finish. The scabbard was manufactured by Beckwith Mfg Co. a division of Victory Plastics. This example has a great braided leather thong which does show some damage to the leather.
A very nice example of an early issue M4 knife from a scarce maker, ready to add to your WWII edged weapon collection!
Dimensions:
Blade length: 6 3/4”
Blade Style: Spear Point Bayonet
Overall length: 11 5/8”
Crossguard: 2 5/8”
Scabbard length: 7 1/4"
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