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Title Garand bayonet
Nationality American
Period c 1943
Price £0.00
Sold

This is the regular production, as opposed to the shortened version of the old bayonet from the Great War. The Garand was the first semi-automatic combat rifle adopted by the US army in the early stages of WW2. The novelty feature of the locking device comes from the Krag Jorgensen Danish system.

The blade is a bit scruffy and there are the remains of some serial numbers, but there are no US ordnance marks left at the forte. The saving grace of this piece is the scabbard, which is in magnificent condition, as, being made of plastic, they tended to degrade quite rapidly over the last 60 years or so. This one is in almost ex-stores condition, except for a couple of small dings on the back edge.

If you want to comment on this item—re quality, age, etc—please email me.


[Edged Weapons : Bayonets : American : 20th Century]

testimonials

bayonet arrived safely, I'm very happy with it

C B, UK, 02.09.2015

Hanger arrived safe and sound 11.30ish today. Very pleased, it's as expected. Your excellent pics make all the difference in terms of confident buying over the net. As a matter of interest, the frog, which as you said is very a/f, is, as you thought, 'spot on'. On closer inspection it is a mk.1 Naval Frog, designated 'for cutlasses'. Date seems around 1860ish give or take.

By the way, I think your site is very user friendly. Seems to work much better than many and up to date, a rarity!!!

C W, UK, 20.04.2006

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