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Having sold one of these not all that long ago in somewhat better condition (although photos can be deceiving) I have to agree with dagimp. Collectors who are willing to spend serious money are VERY...

Frank Trzaska has one - about the 15th item from the top. http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/knife_sale_page.htm

I have more information and photos on Bayonet Points 43 - http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/bayo_points_43.htm

Blade only. Total overall is about 19 inches, dimensions can vary slightly based on maker and time period.

Not really quite enough information, but as a GUESS, the Model 1816.

Blade length is nominally 15 1/2 to 16 inches. Socket interior diameter about 0.825 inch.

Many of them were marked US...

Although there are all kinds of reproductions out there now, this one does not have any of the usual red flags showing. Without handling it I will not say for sure, but it looks good. I can tell...

Agree that this is one of the current reproductions. Lousy photos and none of the other side mark which is a dead giveaway. I believe it is the IMA collector version see at...

Just as a guess, it might be the unit designation and unit serial number for the Fusiliers Mont-Royal, a Canadian regiment. Many Model 1917 rifles and bayonets went to Canada in WW2, and they often...

The only real difference between the Lee Navy bayonet and the Model 1895 bayonet is the inside diameter of the muzzle ring. The Lee has an inside diameter of about 0.515 inch while the Model 1895 is...

The question is (and I don't have the answer) what is the inspection mark doing on a 1910 dated bayonet? This mark was used at Springfield only in part of the year of 1918, did not exist in 1910. ...

Technically the M3 was not replaced by the Knife, Combat, Sheathed. The M3 was modified slightly to allow it to be used as a bayonet as well as a knife by the addition of a muzzle ring on the guard...

The "line of blue" on Rock Island production tends to vary more than Springfield, and also tends to be quite narrow. I have seen a few that the blue basically ends at the guard, with practically...

So far seems to be a mixed lot, some are pretty nice and others only fair. By the time you add in a scabbard, the price is on the high side. Best choice is to go to one of the stores and pick one...

Can't say of course, but I see a lot of bayonets that the blade is nice and the rest is not as nice. Primarily because the blade is protected by the scabbard, the rest is out in the weather.

The original finish on the Model 1892 (Krag) bayonets is bright polish. Normally that polish is not quite as shiny as chrome, but someone may have repolished it to a brighter shine. Many of these...

Although what you did will help, this is the main reason I do not store my knives in their sheathes. Leather often holds dampness and will cause the blade to rust unless if is cleaned and oiled...

RIA was the original maker in 1913 and serial numbered it. Union Fork and Hoe was the company that shortened the blade from 16 inches to 10 inches in 1943-45.

These were commercial knives made with leftover parts or parts that did not meet government inspection standards. Most were post war as the government normally required during the war that steel not...

It would not have been a common occurrence, but certainly possible depending on what was in the immediate supply chain. The two knives are of course essentially identical, and if a supply officer...

There were several Japanese copies of this style knife made beginning in the 1960s. My guess is that the knife was either a private purchase that got turned in accidentally or was purchased to turn...

John, there are two versions of the brown grips. One was made by Columbus Plastic Products and is slightly redder than the others. To the best of my research, these were used by American Fork and...

Yes, there are dated M1 bayonets. However, they are dated 1943, not 1942. The marking is fairly close to the correct UFH mark, but is too small and misplaced. The bayonet in question is a fairly...

If you will show a photo of the other side of the grip area, I can probably tell you who made it.

It has the early removable latch pins which were replaced with the peened in pins about February 1945. Impossible to date it more accurately than 7-44 to 2-45.

I hope to have some further information in the near future, but right now this is about all I have found. http://www.usmilitaryknives.com/bayo_points_36.htm