This bayonet came into our recycling facility with a load of garbage. What exactly do I have on my hands here?
This bayonet came into our recycling facility with a load of garbage. What exactly do I have on my hands here?
Yes, looks like a gvt. cut down bayonet, with a Springfield (?) bayonet.
Agreed. 1905/42 pattern WW2 Springfield bayo thats been cut down at sometime, maybe for use as a trench knife perhaps? The blade was originally 16" long.
Regards, Ned.
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Thanks for the responses, gentlemen!
I'm hoping it was cut down during WW2. The handle and portion that fit over the muzzle of the rifle are really worn and are showing considerable age. The blade is considerably more shiney and appears to have been sharpened recently.
Is the color of the scabbard correct? It's kind of metallic copper in color...
Also, this bayonet attaches perfectly onto my M1 Garand movie prop. Do they use the same lug system?
that is a brilliant bayo how can someone just throw it away
tom
Thanks for the kind words, everyone!
I'm not seeing any other markings... only AFH, a flaming bomb, and US. I'm afriad any other markings may have been lost to the pitting...
Thank you very much! The bayonet looks very sharp in person. Maybe someone feared their kids would get their hands on it and threw it out? I really have no idea how this thing ended up in the trash.
Can someone tell me what it's worth?
in terms of value springfields 16" goe up to £150 garand goes to about £90 so somewhere between
tom
it all depends on if someone wants to pay that much might knock a bit off and at the same time add bit on because its odd
tom
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