Hi guys, today we are taking a look at the US M1 bayonet for the M1 Garand. This particular example is a cut-down M1905/42, which were also referred to as M1 bayonets.
You give 6 manufacturers, but don't include SA (Springfield Armory). I have a 1908 production bayonet marked S A, cut down to 10", without any of the other marks you mention.
4:08 Does the 3 million mean, 2 million M1 bayonets and 1 million cut down M1s from m1905s? Are the uncut M1905s not part of that 3 million? 5:28 Wilde Tool is the only company who did not produce the M1 bayonet, they produced the longer M1905 which is the 4% production,. The WT company had so much problems during the production of the M1905s that they did not get the contract to produce the M1 bayonet. The task of shortening the bayonets are done by any of the companies, so a blade made by AFH can be cut by UFH, some companies did mark the bayonets they cut. It is impractical to collect and sort the M1905 bayonets by manufacturer and return them to the original maker just to be cut down. This means that there are cut down M1 bayonets made by WT from the m1905s, they were just cut by a different company. 6:46 PAL also marked other parts of the bayonet they produced with a P, you can find a P on the guard and the bayonet catch.
@@pointynotsharp8436 how ? I place the bayonet into the scabbard. But it doesn't seem to lock. And I just pull it out of scabbard without pressing release catch
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The "cut down" scabbards didn't have the notches under the steel throat. That's how you can tell.
You give 6 manufacturers, but don't include SA (Springfield Armory). I have a 1908 production bayonet marked S A, cut down to 10", without any of the other marks you mention.
My UFH M1 only has a letter H on the handle?
The back pointed blade is sometimes known as the cavalry version,but there is no concrete evidence to support this.
Do you know who made the greek ones there very good quality and sharpen up to a razor edge? Thanks!
No I don't, I had a look but I couldn't find the manufacturer anywhere. From memory it's believed they were made somewhere in Europe
The "serial number" on the croosguard is not a US thing. It is greek or from some other country.
Thanks for the info, so many countries used M1 bayonets under the Military Assistance Program it could be from anywhere
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I have a m1905 bayonet with a ww2 scabbard 16 inch blade
4:08 Does the 3 million mean, 2 million M1 bayonets and 1 million cut down M1s from m1905s? Are the uncut M1905s not part of that 3 million? 5:28 Wilde Tool is the only company who did not produce the M1 bayonet, they produced the longer M1905 which is the 4% production,. The WT company had so much problems during the production of the M1905s that they did not get the contract to produce the M1 bayonet. The task of shortening the bayonets are done by any of the companies, so a blade made by AFH can be cut by UFH, some companies did mark the bayonets they cut. It is impractical to collect and sort the M1905 bayonets by manufacturer and return them to the original maker just to be cut down. This means that there are cut down M1 bayonets made by WT from the m1905s, they were just cut by a different company. 6:46 PAL also marked other parts of the bayonet they produced with a P, you can find a P on the guard and the bayonet catch.
Have one of these and wanted to sell
My M1 does not lock when in the scabbard?
It does
@@pointynotsharp8436 how ? I place the bayonet into the scabbard. But it doesn't seem to lock. And I just pull it out of scabbard without pressing release catch
It should lock on the scabbard. If not, something is wrong with the scabbard or the bayonet lock.
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