Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand Rifle 16 inch Bayonet by American Fork & Hoe with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 British Machine Guns The only marking we can

The only marking we can identify

The trigger guard could have been a "left over" from an earlier period that was pressed into use or perhaps a later replacement using an older part

- Post war Parachute field artillery battalion large jacket patch

The Lantern has four flat glazed panes inside a circular cage of twisted wire

Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand Rifle 16 inch Bayonet by American Fork & Hoe with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 British Machine Guns The only marking we canOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice 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