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*U.S. ‘M1 Garand’ Bayonet by ‘The Springfield Armoury’and Scabbard by ‘Victory Plastics’. 19966:33. - 19966:33 This is a nice ‘M1 Garand’ bayonet with an original blade and not a cut down ‘M1905’ or ‘M1942’. The fullers do not run through to the tip as with the cut down bayonets, but stop 2 ¾ “from the tip. It is marked to the blade with ‘S.A.’ (Springfield Armoury) (The Springfield Armory, more formally known as the United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield located in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, was the primary centre for the manufacture of United States military firearms from 1777 until its closing in 1968. It was the first federal armoury and one of the first factories in the United States dedicated to the manufacture of weapons) a 1920 date and a flaming grenade with the other side carrying ‘U.S. over a ’1163237’. The grips are black ribbed plastic held by a single screw bolt above cross guard with the numbers ‘4642519’. The scabbard is an olive drab, again freshly made and not a cut down version. It is marked to the top mount with a flaming grenade and U.S. the rear of the scabbard carries ‘VP 35’ denoting manufacture by ‘Victory Plastics’, see ‘An Illustrated History of Bayonets’ by Martin.J.Brayley, pages 231-241. A good collectors piece with maker marked scabbard. The price includes U.K. delivery. 19966:33. £345.00
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