ITEM: Original Garand bayonet & Scabbard
CONDITION: Excellent
SWAPS: no
SPLITS: no
COST: SOLD
LOCATION: New Forest
DELIVERY METHOD: ~ insured post ~ courier ~ collect
DELIVERY COST: not included (RMSD about £12)
PAYMENT: cheque ~ paypal (gifted) ~ cash ~ bank transfer ~ postal order
SEND OVERSEAS: no
EXTRA INFO:
I thought this had sold, and was lead to believe it had, but I have had no response to any pm I sent to the buyer for the last week. So as I stated in my last pm to him if I had not heard from him by Sunday I would re advertise the bayonet.
Anyway so here we are, Genuine Garand bayonet bought last year from a dealer at Tankfest.
Scabbard is marked with flaming bomb and E-US,
Bayonet marked EN 5 E_ (flaming bomb) US and the number 4834 stamped into the hilt on one side:
And number 17 stamped into hilt on the other:
Thanks
'shokt
"The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom"
H.L.Mencken
So,
Sorry forgot all about this, the guy who originally said he was going to have it has never got back to me and I appologise to wizardssleeve for not picking this up sooner.
Still for sale if anyone is interested
Regards
Steve
"The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom"
H.L.Mencken
I have just been informed, on another forum, that this is in fact a springfield 1903 bayonet, WWII vintage.
"The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom"
H.L.Mencken
Nah,its a Garand bayonet. The M1903 bayonets are longer and sometimes cut down/modified to be used with the Garands but they are easy to spot as the blood grooves run all the length of the blade.
Yep M1 bayonet, geezer on the other forum doesn't know what he's talking about. If it were a cut down M1903 the fuller depression would run the full length of the blade.
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-Marc-
4th Wilts LHG
WW2 armoury: WA M1911A1 SCW, TM M1A1 TSMG, AGM STEN Mk2, AGM MP40, S&S M1 Garand.
Got to love the "experts" on some forums 
What the other chap said:
"This Bayonet is a war time production M1905 Bayonet. When the Springfield 1903 rifle was replaced by the M1 Garand in 1936/37 as the standard issue rifle, the original M1905 bayonets fitted the 1903 rifle, but not the M1. This bayonet is a later version which fitted both rifles."
I don't mind either way 
Steve
"The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom"
H.L.Mencken
He's talking out of his botty. The M1905 bayonet does fit the M1, the M1905 E1 is the shortened version. Yours beyond a shadow of a doubt is a "Bayonet M1" introduced in March 1943.
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-Marc-
4th Wilts LHG
WW2 armoury: WA M1911A1 SCW, TM M1A1 TSMG, AGM STEN Mk2, AGM MP40, S&S M1 Garand.
