This one feels really good in my hands. Legit and the date marked 1942. I feel like im holding a piece of history.
Check out the symbol engraved on it. Any one knows the story behind it?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/rP8jMi4dGUKDnb6v9
WT US 1942
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WT US 1942
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Re: WT US 1942
Short M1 Garand bayonet with bakelight handle scales (not wood)
Seeing the end of the blade fuller, means this is not a "cut down" long bayonet.
I might be very wrong, , ,I don't collect bayonets.
I cannot find an explanation of the "Gear" symbol tang stamp.
I find the multi-flame grenade. . .and the crossed cannons approval stamp.
Is this a modern reproduction bayonet ?
I don't see vintage bayonets in collectible Talk website photos showing the "Gear" tang stamp.
Seeing the end of the blade fuller, means this is not a "cut down" long bayonet.
I might be very wrong, , ,I don't collect bayonets.
I cannot find an explanation of the "Gear" symbol tang stamp.
I find the multi-flame grenade. . .and the crossed cannons approval stamp.
Is this a modern reproduction bayonet ?
I don't see vintage bayonets in collectible Talk website photos showing the "Gear" tang stamp.
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Re: WT US 1942
This is a relatively rare WWII "WT" Wilde Drop Forge & Tool (WT) bayonet who produced approximately 60,000 M1905 bayonets from 1942 to 1943.