Original Excellent U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by American Fork & Hoe with M3 Scabbard - dated 1943 Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets There is also a fringe

There is also a fringe on the bottom of the flag

They could be loaded with different cartridges depending on what the intended target is

which has some lovely floral designs

only seen on Ford made front grilles

The basic features were the same except that there were angle plates at the rear corners of the baseplate for bedding in

Original Excellent U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by American Fork & Hoe with M3 Scabbard - dated 1943 Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets There is also a fringeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition U. S. M1942 bayonet for the M1 Garand Rifle, complete with the correct WWII Issue M3 scabbard. Technically, this bayonet is considered an M1905 bayonet by the U. S. Army, manufactured in 1942 with plastic ribbed grips. The M1 Garand rifle was designed to take the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally