Description: Item is in used condition. Please refer to pictures for condition. There are minor dings dents and scratches from use. Knife bayonet for use on the U.S. M1 Garand rifle. Military Assistance Program (MAP) records document that the U.S. provided South Korea 348,814 M1 rifles; a total of 577 M1C and M1D sniper rifles; and, 41,176 M5A1 bayonets to Korea between 1951 and 1972. This is a Second World WarU.S. M1 bayonet, whose blade has been shortened and slimmed to resemble the m1 carbine bayonet blade. Korea used the designation "M5" for this bayonet, even though it was not a U.S. M5 bayonet. The old Federal Stock Number (FSN) for the M5 bayonet (1005-726-6556) was used to catalog this bayonet, since a different FSN had been assigned when the M5A1 bayonet was standardized for U.S. forces. The scabbard is a a shortenedU.S. M7 scabbard. The fiberglass body is covered in a thin soft steel sheathing and a thick coat of olive green paint. These bayonets are also found in theU.S. M8A1 scabbardor the Korean KM8A1 scabbard shown below. MAP records document that the U.S. provided South Korea 330,364 M8A1 scabbards between 1951 and 1972.
Price: 40 USD
Location: Marlow, Oklahoma
End Time: 2024-11-04T22:57:52.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Region of Origin: United States
