U.S. M-4 CARBINE BAYONETS WITH RUBBER HANDLES French Militaria These are known as Mermite

These are known as Mermite Tactical Military Coolers that first began production in the 1960s and were manufactured and used through the 1990s

the 83rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion

On the top flat at the back end there was a maker's cartouche that appears to have been struck off or filled with molten copper

founded in AD 524 by Benedict of Nursia and which dominated the town of Cassino and the entrances to the Liri and Rapido valleys into their defensive positions

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U.S. M-4 CARBINE BAYONETS WITH RUBBER HANDLES French Militaria These are known as MermiteRecorded but virtually never encountered these are ORIGINAL G. I. M 4 Carbine Bayonets fitted with RUBBER HANDLES. Extremely rare, each bayonet comes with scabbard.