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PAL WWII U.S. US Army M1905 Bayonet M3 Scabbard M1903A3 M1 Garand 20-9/16\
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PAL WWII U.S. US Army M1905 Bayonet M3 Scabbard M1903A3 M1 Garand 20-9/16\" OAL
Price: US $310.00

Originalvs. Reproduction: Original, Pal Blade & Tool (PAL) & Beckwith Mfg.

Type: M1905 Sword Bayonet & M3 Scabbard.

Rifle/Firearm: .30-06 Caliber U.S. Rifle M1903, M1 Garand & M1903A3 Rifle.

Era: WWII.

Branch: U.S. Army.

Rank: Unknown.

AdditionalMarkings: The ricasso is marked with Pal Blade & Tool manufacturer\'s mark \"U.\", flaming bomb symbol, \"S. / 1943\". The M3 scabbard is marked below the throat with \"U.S.\" inside a flaming bomb symbol, and the throat is marked with \"B-N /5\", which is a Beckwith Manufacturing scabbard mark.

Size: Blade is approximately 15-7/8\" long, with an overall length of approximately 20-9/16\", and a muzzle ring diameter of approximately 0.619\".

Description: Up for sale is an original Pal Blade and Tool Co. M1905 style bayonet and M3 scabbard. The knife features a parkerized blade, black plastic grips, and a resin impregnated, cotton duck fabric body painted green scabbard with a metal throat.

The M1905 BayonetWhen the Garand was adopted as our new infantry rifle in 1936,the standard bayonet was the M1905. It was originally designedfor the M1903 rifle and was produced by Springfield Armory andRock Island Arsenal from 1906 to 1922. The M1905 bayonet hada blued handle and a 16” bright, bare metal blade until 1918.Briefly in 1918, the M1905 was completely blued, and was latercompletely Parkerized from 1918 until the end of production.The grips were black walnut. Many early M1905’s were rebuiltand refinished after WWI. According to the War Department’s1933 Mobilization Plan, 581,000 M1905 bayonets were stored inserviceable condition. Given the small size of the Depression eramilitary, these were adequate for the first few years of theGarand’s service.By early 1939, war clouds were gathering over Europe, and theWar Department devised a “Protective Mobilization Plan.” Thestockpile of leftover WWI era bayonets was to be supplementedwith perhaps 100,000 to 300,000 new production bayonets, andcontracts were being negotiated by late 1941. The Decemberattack on Pearl Harbor showed how fortuitous that planning was.The new, second production period M1905 bayonet is sometimeserroneously called the “M1942” bayonet by collectors. It has a16” Parkerized blade similar to the 1918-1922 production bayonets.Instead of walnut, the grips are usually black or sometimesbrown plastic. Six civilian firms produced 1,540,578 M1905 bayonetsfrom April 1942 to May 1943:Wilde Drop Forge & Tool (WT)Utica Cutlery (UC)Union Fork & Hoe (UFH)Pal Blade & Tool (PAL)Oneida (OL)American Fork & Hoe (AFH).

When the second production period for M1905 bayonets began, a new M3 scabbard was introduced to replace the complex and fragile earlier types. It had a resin-impregnated, cotton duck fabric body painted green and had a metal throat. Two contractors, Beckwith Manufacturing and Detroit Gasket & Manufacturing produced 3,030,223 M3 scabbards between January 1942 and February 1943.

Condition: This M1905 style bayonet and M3 Scabbard are both in \"Very Good\" to \"Excellent\" condition. There are no major damages, losses or worn materials. Please see our photographs for furtherdetails, and check out our response and other items.

AdditionalItems: Everythingphotographed is included and only what is photographed is included.

Wehave obtained one of the largest bayonet & sword collections everassembled. There are hundreds ofswords and thousands of bayonets that we will be saleing in the coming months, so pleasekeep an eye on our sales. Included in the sale will be General Dillard\'spersonal effects and uniforms as well as General Bradley\'s personal effects.Many were identified to soldiers by the collector, though we do nothavedocumentationto support these except where noted.

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