{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwii-m4-bayonet-for-the-m1-carbine-by-case-with-m8-scabbard-by-b-m-co-1","title":"Original U.S. WWII M4 Bayonet for the M1 Carbine by CASE with M8 Scabbard by B.M. Co.","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice genuine WWII U.S. Army M4 Carbine bayonet fighting knife, with an original updated M8 scabbard. Nicely marked\u003cstrong\u003e U.S. M4 \/ CASE \u003c\/strong\u003eon the blade side of hand guard for the desirable maker, W. R. Case \u0026amp; Sons Cutlery Co. of Bradford, PA.. On the underside of the guard is the U.S. \u003cstrong\u003eOrdnance \"Flaming Bomb\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, indicating WWII production. The blade is in good condition, showing light wear and sharpening, with much of the original finish still intact. There are no major dents or dings that we can see, but the crossguard is a bit loose to the blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bayonet still has the original WWII issue leather washer grip, which is in heavily worn condition.with E and S carved into each side of the grip at the top. These have not been changed out, and the leather in the grip shows heavy service wear. The pommel is held on by an unusual \"semi cylindrical\" peening pattern, used only by Case Cutlery, and no other makers. The flaming bomb under the crossguard proves this is definitely a WWII example, and not a later reissue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes in a nice WWII issue OD green thermoplastic impregnated cotton fabric scabbard marked \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. M8 \/ B.M. CO.\u003c\/strong\u003e, also in offered in very good condition. This early production scabbard was updated to the M8A1 standard by replacing the canvas frog with one that had a belt loop, as almost all were. There is some wear to the scabbard, but it still has almost all of the original green paint. The throat shows only slight wear to the finish, as shown. The canvas is in very good condition, and the snap still functions, with very little finish wear. The scabbard was manufactured by Beckwith Mfg Co., a division of Victory Plastics, whose VP logo is on the back of the scabbard body. The scabbard retains its original lanyard wrap, which is tightly secured on the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReady for further research and display with your WWII issue M1 Carbine!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlade length: 6 3\/4”\u003cbr\u003eBlade Style: Spear Point Bayonet\u003cbr\u003eOverall length: 11 5\/8”\u003cbr\u003eCrossguard: 2 5\/8”\u003cbr\u003eScabbard length: 7 1\/4\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43841415282757,"sku":"ONSV25NCS076","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV25NCS076__01.jpg?v=1760648786","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwii-m4-bayonet-for-the-m1-carbine-by-case-with-m8-scabbard-by-b-m-co-1","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}