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Item Code: 172-5647
This bayonet and scabbard are in overall good condition.
Blade has a blued ricasso with an untouched patina on the rest of the surface. The blade meas. approx. 17.00 inches long with a single fuller that starts just above the ricasso and runs approx. 12.50 inches. The edge is in good condition with no visible nicks. The ricasso is marked on one side with “1917” over “W” in a circle. The opposite side has a partial eagle head next to a bursting bomb over a “U.S.” To the right of the bursting bomb is an “X.”
The elliptical iron guard has a worn blue finish with an “O” ring for fitting over the rifle’s muzzle.
The wooden grip is the usual with two screws and two horizontal notches and are in excellent condition. Locking mechanism also works well.
The scabbard is made of leather and is OD green. It exhibits some light to moderate wear but is in otherwise nice condition. The pronounced seam running down the back is perfect. There iron tip and throat have been painted an OD green to match the scabbard body. Attached to the back of the throat are hooks for attaching to a Mills web belt. [ad][ph:L]
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