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Yes, it is good. Just a blade that had gotten that far in the inspection process but was not used prior to the end of government contract deliveries.

I believe if you turn the bayonet around so that it reads from the guard to the pommel, you will find the initials are UFH and this will be followed by a 4 or 5 digit number. Probably covered up by...

The poor fit is normal and fairly common. Before you buy a new set you may want to try them on your bayonet as they may be nearly as bad as what you have now. However, yours is about as bad as it...

It is possible that the lower photo is National Guardsmen in a State Police car, and of course the first photo is a training exercise. Since browningautomaticrifle knows much more than I do with my...

Police have used bayonet equipped shotguns since at least the 1920s and some departments still have bayonets on hand now. A nearby small town has two Winchester Model 12 shotguns with bayonets...

Sir, I am not sure where you get your information. These bayonets are fairly uncommon but not rare. Attached is a photo from one of my website articles. I would suggest that you refrain in the...

I beg to disagree to some extent. Although rice123 did not specifically state the lack of US markings, he did use a common collector term for them, the "Circle W" and comments further "are the...

The circled W without the other US marks is almost certainly commercial. Following WW1 Winchester sold the Model 97 shotguns with the hanguard sleeve/bayonet stud to police departments and there is...

This MAY be one of those made by Imperial for Colt. Check Bill Humes page at Humes M7_02

Just happened to see this discussion and thought I would throw this into the mix. Photo is of my great-uncle, Private Peter George Green, USMC. He was at Parris Island in the summer of 1918, went...

Very nice knife, made circa early-mid 1962 at the time the change was made from brown to oxblood but the scabbard is still 9 rivet instead of the 7 rivet that became standard in 1962. As Skiph said,...

I have been asked to put in my 2 cents worth, which is probably about all it is worth as these knives are not my specialty. However, I will comment and let others see if they agree with me.

I...

I have to agree that the "stripes" on the safety may be related to the machine marks as they do tend to follow the lines. Not so sure on the slide lock but may also be uneven wear based on high and...

Quick note - essentially this same question has been posted on another forum for those who are on both and are thinking they have seen this before.

I have been offered a Model 1911 (serial number...

I cannot and will not state absolutely whether this bayonet is right or not based only on the photos.

That said, I don't see any real flags to say that it is not right. In fact, I see several...

What I like about it is that the sheath is marked with all the places he was stationed at and all the PT squadrons he was associated with. This is one knife that almost certainly "was there".

Here is a "well used" one and a very nice one from my collection.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/bayonetman/Knives/PALRH36.jpg

Kuhnhausen is not totally correct, especially concerning the runout/backcut being different. The long sloping runout is not official on the M5 or M5A1 except for the J&D Tool version which is...

(For those who remember WebCat from his postings in the past, the following post has been made on the various website on which he participated.)

Our fellow collector Carter Rila (WebCat) passed...

The Koreans removed the marks during the conversion. All normal US production was marked, although there are M1 bayonets around that are unmarked, which are believed to be German manufacture.

I...

Keep in mind that the US Military Academy (West Point) used the Model 1892 (Krag) bayonet on their M1903s and M1s until the M14 came into use and they had to switch to the M6. I would not be at all...

They were considered a general purpose tool, not classified as a weapon although of course they may have been used for such in an emergency. The Model 1910 and Model 1917 bolos were sometimes...

The unknown on top is an In-Vu Model 100 - pretty scarce but I don't think there is a whole lot of collector interest in these.

IN-VU WOOD RIFLE

The one shown in the auction and Brophy is World War One, not World War Two. I have a small collection of the trainers, and don't know of any solid wood version from WW2. Both the Army and Navy...

I think this may be a "mystery bayonet" that is shown in Albert Hardin's book The American Bayonet 1776-1964 as bayonet #97. He identifies it as the Merrill Navy Rifle, Model 1862, but also states...