Original U.S. WWII Unissued M1942 Garand Rifle 16 inch Bayonet by PAL with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 Technical Handbooks & Manuals It measures approximately 15" x

It measures approximately 15" x 3 3/4"

The "Firangi" Sword was developed in India around 1500 and was a design with a "tail" protruding from the back of the hilt for use with the second hand to get extra purchase for use with the much stronger European forged steel blades being bartered with the early Portuguese traders

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There are a few small scattered holes

The early war issue galvanized steel liner band is marked on the left outer side with 66 n

Original U.S. WWII Unissued M1942 Garand Rifle 16 inch Bayonet by PAL with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 Technical Handbooks & Manuals It measures approximately 15" xOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice 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