Original U.S. WWII M1942 16-inch Garand Rifle Bayonet by Oneida Limited with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 German Air Force Luftwaffe The butt plate is marked

The butt plate is marked C / 19 as a rack or unit number

Height: 57 inches

1943 and was wounded in action on D-Day June 6

The right side has the correct serif "U" stamp

Original U.S. WWII M1942 16-inch Garand Rifle Bayonet by Oneida Limited with M3 Scabbard - dated 1942 German Air Force Luftwaffe The butt plate is markedOriginal 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