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Type | Description | Blade Length |
Overall Length |
Muzzle |
Markings |
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M1 |
Knife bayonet for use on the caliber .30-06 U.S. Rifle M-1, designed by John Garand. Also used on the caliber .30-06 M1903 and M1903-A3 rifles. This example was made in 1944 by the Union Fork & Hoe Co., Columbus, OH, in 1944. The M1 bayonet was manufactured new with a 10-inch blade and black plastic grips. The M7 scabbard was manufactured new for the 10-inch bayonet. The bayonet pictured at left was my first bayonet. Obtained as a gift in the late 1970's. |
9.625 |
14.375 |
.620 |
Ricasso: "U.F.H." "U.S." w/ordinance 'bomb' Crosspiece: "44" Backstrap: "H" Scabbard: ordinance 'bomb' on steel throat; "vp 16" molded into fiberglass. "24" painted on back. |
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M1905E1 | Beginning in 1943, many 16-inch M1905 bayonets were cut down to 10 inches and designated M1905E1. 16-inch M3 scabbards were also shortened to M7 length. This example was originally made as a M1905 bayonet at Springfield Armory in 1919. It was cut-down by the Union Fork & Hoe Co. of Columbus, Ohio. These bayonets are found with both a spear point or a beak point (as this example illustrates). The scabbard is 16 inch M3 type that has been shortened to the 10 inch M7 configuration. |
9.875 | 14.375 | .620 | Ricasso (Left): "S A" over ordinance bomb over "1919" Ricasso (Right): "US" over "1095777" and "U.F.H. stamped over the numbers. Scabbard (Throat): "US" inside an ordinance bomb |
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M1942 Machete | The M1942 machete was a simplified version of a commercial design developed by Collins & Company of Hartford, Connecticut. The M1942 replaced the old M1917 bolo knife, shown on the World War I page. Although produced in large numbers, the M1917 bolo was never a very effective brush-cutting implement and an improved tool was needed for the thick jungles of the Pacific theater. This example was made by the True Temper Hardware Company of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1945. World War II M1942 machetes typically had black plastic grips, except that 1945-dated True Temper machetes had green plastic grips, as does this example. While nearly all producers of bayonets and military knives marked them with a maker's mark, True Temper was one of the only makers to use their commercial trademark used on military goods. True Temper continues to use this same trademark to the present day. The scabbard is made of riveted canvas with a brass throat and M1910 wire belt hanger. |
17.875 | 23.25 | n/a | Ricasso: "U.S." over "True Temper" over "1945" Scabbard: "U.S." over maker's name (illegible) over date (illegible) |
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M4 Bayonet-Knife | Bayonet-knife for use on the caliber .30 U.S. Carbine M-1 . The bayonet-knife M4 was also used on the selective-fire M-2 Carbines which were developed post-war. Initially, the M-1 Carbine did not accept a bayonet. Beginning in June 1944, the front band included a bayonet lug. Most earlier carbines were subsequently retrofitted with the bayonet-lug front band. This example was made by the Imperial Knife Co., Providence, Rhode Island. The leather-grip identifies this as being from the first production run of 1944-1945. This example is as-issued and in exceptional condition, with the starburst staking on the pommel, smooth parkerizing on the blade, and factory sharpening done after the blade was parkerized. |
6.75 | 11.625 | .590 | Crosspiece: ordinance 'bomb' with "USM4" over "Imperial" Pommel: "Sp" and "148" Scabbard: "USM8" over "BM Co" on metal. Fiberglass marked "vp 45" |
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