Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand Rifle 16 inch Bayonet by PAL with M3 Scabbard - dated 1943 British Militaria red for Artillery and yellow

red for Artillery and yellow for Cavalry

original blacked brass "doughnut hole" USMC buttons which still show some original black

Initially they were known as "Peelers" but the term "Bobby" being short for Robert was soon part of the language

They were designed and built by the Argentine company DGFM

carried out by 300–400 men

Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand Rifle 16 inch Bayonet by PAL with M3 Scabbard - dated 1943 British Militaria red for Artillery and yellowOriginal 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