Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by Union Fork & Hoe with Red Bakelite Grips and M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 MG 42 Mounts Stock is in very good

Stock is in very good condition with no dings

Fully lined with leather sweat band

original ignition system and has been deactivated to BATF specifications

In WW2 German tanks were equipped with MG 34 Machine guns that were fitted with virtually no ventilation holes in the barrel jackets

is mostly speculation

Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand 16" Bayonet by Union Fork & Hoe with Red Bakelite Grips and M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 MG 42 Mounts Stock is in very goodOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely, service worn 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 bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets