Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand Rifle 16 inch Bayonet by Union Fork & Hoe with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 French Flags The war in the Pacific

The war in the Pacific would eventually draw closer to a nuclear response and Japan's unconditional surrender

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Clearly these were covert operations and the use of firearms was impossible

The date 1943 indicates the second year of production for the MG 42

It later saw action in the Battles of Malaya and Singapore with Tomoyuki Yamashita's 25th Army

Original U.S. WWII M1942 Garand Rifle 16 inch Bayonet by Union Fork & Hoe with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 French Flags The war in the PacificOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good 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