Saw this explanation on the CMP forum and thought I'd pas it along. Always wondered, myself!
http://forums.thecmp.org/showthread.php?t=30447
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...if you ever wonder what happened to the "extra" pieces from the 16" cutdown M1905s
Saw this explanation on the CMP forum and thought I'd pas it along. Always wondered, myself!
http://forums.thecmp.org/showthread.php?t=30447
"We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst."
--C.S. Lewis
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That is so cool! i can't believe with all the junk shops I been through I have never seen one before.
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The UFH hoe, that RtrL brought to our attention with that great Link to the UFH ad, was most likely made post June 1945, after bayonet production had ceased at UFH. During the production years bayonet quality steel was at a premium, and the scrap was reused in new production. UFH continued to cut down M1905 16" to M1 size until December 1945. You will note they even had a shear made that cut the end off in a wedge shape, saving grinding time. Here is an old photo I made of some OL bayonets and forgings, and cut-off tip. Bayonets are OL M1905, 1942, Cut-down to M1 size, OL 1943, and OL M1 dated 1943, Dated OL M1 bayonets are scarce.
Last edited by Tom in N.J.; 12-06-2010 at 01:24.
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