Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by American Fork & Hoe with M3 Scabbard - dated 1943 British Field Gear Mutzenmacher fur Thuringen”

Mutzenmacher fur Thuringen”

crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico

will lock onto any wood shaft pushed into the hollow adjustable tubular hilt by means of internal securing spikes

and he is pictured on on a cigarette card on page 27

Nicely stamped but faded on the header with the manufacturer information faintly legible:

Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by American Fork & Hoe with M3 Scabbard - dated 1943 British Field Gear Mutzenmacher fur Thuringen”Original 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 fiberglass 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