Original U.S. WWII M1942 16" Garand Rifle Bayonet by Utica Cutlery with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 Category_Blunderbuss The sweatband is unfortunately quite

The sweatband is unfortunately quite degraded

Either the emulsion side or the bare side could be coated: if the bare side was blackened

as well as with the 東 (TO) final inspection stamp

The album measures 11 ½” x 10” x 2” and appears to be without damage

Original U.S. WWII M1942 16" Garand Rifle Bayonet by Utica Cutlery with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 Category_Blunderbuss The sweatband is unfortunately quiteOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition U. S. M1942 bayonet for the M1 Garand Rifle, complete with the correct WWII Issue M3 fiberglass 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