Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very 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, with the correct original bakelite insert at the bottom. These have not been changed out, and the leather in the grip shows heavy wear, and just a bit of rounding. The pommel is held on by the correct peened over tang, which proves this is definitely a WWII example, and not a later reissue.
It comes in a nice WWII issue OD green thermoplastic impregnated cotton fabric scabbard marked U.S. M8 / B.M. CO., also offered in very good condition. There is some wear to the scabbard, but it still has almost all of the original green paint. The throat shows light surface oxidation, as shown. The canvas is in very good condition, and the snap still functions, though the finish is worn. The OD Green #7 color and lack of a bottom reinforcement indicates late WWII manufacture. The scabbard was manufactured by Beckwith Mfg Co., a division of Victory Plastics. There is a small bit of resistance when inserting the knife into the scabbard.
Ready to display with your WWII issue M1 Carbine!
Specifications:
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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