This is a US M-6 Bayonet with its scabbard, produced by Imperial Mfg. The blade of the bayonet measures 6.75 inches long with an average width of .75 inches. The hard plastic handle with checkered pattern grip has a still functioning locking mechanism and measures 4.45 inches long. The double edged stiletto style blade has some minor surface rust and a dark patina.  The scabbard is composed of two sections of fiberglass pressed together. A metal insert is found in the throat area. It has the marking "US M8A1". A section of canvas is riveted to the throat and the top end has  wire hanger to allow attachment to a utility belt.

The M6 Bayonet is a bayonet used by the U.S. military for the M14 rifle. It was introduced in 1957, at the same time as the rifle itself. It is the only type of bayonet made for the M14, and the only other rifle it fits is the civilian version of the M14, the M1A. Like its predecessor, the M5 bayonet for the M1 Garand rifle, the M6 was intended to serve additional roles as a combat knife and utility knife. The basic blade design was like the M4, M5, and later M7 bayonets, based on the World War II designed M3 Trench Knife. The M6 was replaced by the M7 bayonet after the Vietnam War, when the M16 Rifle was adopted by both the United States Army and Marine Corps as the standard service rifle.

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