Original U.S. WWII Theater Made M1 Garand Bayonet Fighting Knife With Cutdown M7 Scabbard German Army Heer 23 February 1945

23 February 1945

From 1947 to 1950

There were several minor skirmishes

bearing serial number 12264

Original U.S. WWII Theater Made M1 Garand Bayonet Fighting Knife With Cutdown M7 Scabbard German Army Heer 23 February 1945Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a theater made M1905 1942 M1 Garand bayonet with scabbard! In 1943, the U. S. Army made the decision to shorten the M1905 bayonet's blade to 10 inches (25. 4 cm) and as many of the M1905 and M1942 bayonets were recalled, their blades were cut down to size, and were reissued. These shortened M1905 bayonets were re designated as M1905E1. The shortening of this blade continued, the soldier