That looks like a well made good looking replica Garand bayonet! The original Garand bayonets had a 16 inch long blade. From 1943 to 1945 the US government shortened the Garand's bayonet blade leangth to 10 inches long. I knew an Irish American USMC WW2 Veteran who prefered the longer 16 inch version. He told me that he would position his M1 Garand with the long 16 inch bayonet up in the air of the Fox Holes that he would sleep in to be ready for Japanese infiltration. When he was told that he should trade in his 16 inch bayonet for the new 10 inch one, all of a sudden the 16 inch bayonet was missing in action buried and later retrieved after the turn in peroid ended. He trusted his 16 inch Garand bayonet with his life John Garand was a Canadian!
Wow. That is a great story. Different times back then. Thanks for that. This is a china made replica so I don’t know if I’d trust my life to it lol. I don’t put my blades through too much abuse so I can’t really say. But it holds a good edge and cuts pretty good. Again thanks for the great facts. I appreciate it
Hey. Thanks for watching. I think the edge geometry is pretty good for feather sticks. I’m not sure how much abuse it can take like batoning etc. I’ve never really tested it for edge retention. Hope this helps. Thanks again
That looks like a well made good looking replica Garand bayonet!
The original Garand bayonets had a 16 inch long blade. From 1943 to 1945 the US government shortened the Garand's bayonet blade leangth to 10 inches long.
I knew an Irish American USMC WW2 Veteran who prefered the longer 16 inch version.
He told me that he would position his M1 Garand with the long 16 inch bayonet up in the air of the Fox Holes that he would sleep in to be ready for Japanese infiltration.
When he was told that he should trade in his 16 inch bayonet for the new 10 inch one, all of a sudden the 16 inch bayonet was missing in action buried and later retrieved after the turn in peroid ended. He trusted his 16 inch Garand bayonet with his life
John Garand was a Canadian!
Wow. That is a great story. Different times back then. Thanks for that. This is a china made replica so I don’t know if I’d trust my life to it lol. I don’t put my blades through too much abuse so I can’t really say. But it holds a good edge and cuts pretty good. Again thanks for the great facts. I appreciate it
will these bayonets make good bushcraft/ utility tools?
Hey. Thanks for watching. I think the edge geometry is pretty good for feather sticks. I’m not sure how much abuse it can take like batoning etc. I’ve never really tested it for edge retention. Hope this helps. Thanks again