Circa 1957 US Army M-6 (M-1 Garand) Bayonet in WWII M-8 Scabbard

This is a circa 1957 M-6 bayonet for the M-1 Garand rifle. The bayonet is sheathed in an M-8 scabbard from World War II.

Circa 1957 (scabbard is from World War II).

Approximately by 12-3/4" in length and 2-7/8" in width at widest part (sheathed).

Steel, hard resin plastic, cotton, nickel; scabbard: cast resin with woven fiber for structure.

Clip, snap on scabbard strap, hole st scabbard bottom.

USM6 MILPAR COL (on knife); USM8 B.M. CO. with maker mark and VP maker mark 28 (on scabbard).

This is from a United States Army collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. SHOP VAJX01 LAAEX3/12 SLGEX3/13

7 (Very Fine): The bayonet is in very good shape with some small spots of wear and oxidation; the scabbard shows some small areas of light to medium wear and tarnish.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.