I have this M1917 bayonet, it haven't the clearing hole.
Could it be a P1913 left without marks and subsequently stamped with the American marks?
Any opinion is appreciated.
Giancarlo
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I have this M1917 bayonet, it haven't the clearing hole.
Could it be a P1913 left without marks and subsequently stamped with the American marks?
Any opinion is appreciated.
Giancarlo
Early M1917 bayonets did not have the clean out hole. yours appears to been made as a U.S. M1917, not an over stamped Patn '13.
Thank you Tom, you are right.
I also found this:
Bayo Points 10
giove,... The link you gave above to Gary Cunningham's "Bayonet Points" was great! Gary stated in his write-up that most of the early U.S. M1917 bayonets without the clean out hole had them added at repair or as a modifcation, and that unmodified ones are 'uncommon'. Good find! I'll have to check and see if I have one....
Just glad the website has been maintained after his passing.
Thank you.
I have also the book by Cunningham, I think I ought to read it again.
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Originally Posted by AFJon
indeed. the collector community lost a great one with his passing.
It wasn't Gary's website. He ran a monthly page on Frank Trzaska's US Military Knives Bayonets Machetes site.