Original U.S. WWII M1942 16" Garand Rifle Bayonet by Utica Cutlery with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 Brunswick Guns The finish on this Starr

The finish on this Starr is one of the better ones we have seen

both units took joint defensive positions on the Sorota and Velikaya rivers

The model 1887 was later redesigned in 1901 to be able to use the now popular smokeless powder that was available

It is nicely ink stamped with maker and size markings of the liner (58) and the shell (68) as follows:

with some scuffing on the bottom of the left grip scale

Original U.S. WWII M1942 16" Garand Rifle Bayonet by Utica Cutlery with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 Brunswick Guns The finish on this StarrOriginal 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