Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by American Fork & Hoe with M3 Scabbard - dated 1943 U.S. Civil War The hat bear his card

The hat bear his card and an ink stamp of his name on the interior of the leather sweatband

so a Portuguese blacksmith was brought over to assist

As noted in my friend Ken Niewiarowicz’s book Germany’s Combat Helmets: 1933-1945 A Modern Study

with crossed bayonet and stick grenade below

The chin strap does have checking in the black finish

Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by American Fork & Hoe with M3 Scabbard - dated 1943 U.S. Civil War The hat bear his cardOriginal 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