Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition U.S. M1942 bayonet for the M1 Garand Rifle, complete with the correct WWII Issue M3 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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles. To keep up with Wartime production, new orders were placed for a version of the M1905 bayonet with plastic grips, and collectors use the designation M1942 for these bayonets, made from 1942 to 1943. Six civilian firms produced 1,540,578 M1905 bayonets from April 1942 to May 1943.
After this, the specification was changed to have a 10 inch blade, and many M1905 bayonets were shortened to this length. This bayonet however is still in the original configuration, which is rare to find on the market today.
The blade ricasso is marked with maker U. F. H. (Union Fork & Hoe of Columbus, Ohio) above U.S. around the Ordnance flaming bomb. Below this is the manufacture date of 1942. The reverse ricasso is very faintly marked with the Ordnance "crossed cannons" proof. The parkerized finish on the bayonet is in very good condition, and the blade still has the original factory "blunt" finish, and was never sharpened. The plastic grooved grips are in excellent condition.
The original M3 scabbard is marked U.S. on the parkerized steel throat over the "Flaming Bomb", and is in excellent condition. The B N marking on the underside of the metal throat lip indicates manufacture by Beckwith Manufacturing, who produced a variety of thermoplastic impregnated cotton fabric scabbards during the war. The N is for New England Pressed Steel, who made the steel throats under contract with Beckwith. The scabbard is in good condition, but does show significant wear. The original OD green paint on the body is worn, so the cotton fabric can be seen. The throat has lost the parkerized finish, and now is a bit oxidized.
A very nice clean 16” M1942 Garand bayonet with original scabbard by Union fork and Hoe! Ready to display or fit on your Garand Rifle.
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