Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by Union Fork & Hoe with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 German Afrikakorp The lining is ink stamped

The lining is ink stamped with RBNr

just as we found

however there are a series of very small holes running around the perimeter presumably for this purpose

There are also some brass decorations on the handle

it is retained at 60%

Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by Union Fork & Hoe with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 German Afrikakorp The lining is ink stampedOriginal 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