Original U.S. WWII M4 Bayonet by Utica Cutlery for the M1 Carbine with Factory Variant Wooden Handle & M8 Scabbard by B.M. Co

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice genuine WWII U.S. Army M4 Carbine bayonet fighting knife, with an original updated M8 scabbard. Nicely marked U.S. M4 / UTICA on the blade side of the hand guard for the Utica Cutlery Co. The blade is in good condition, but shows some heavy wear and oxidation from wartime usage. There is heavy wear across the blade with rust spotting. The crossguard, handle, and pommel are all tight to the blade.

This example has a coarsely-checkered wooden grip which we have found was fitted to M4 bayonets whose leather grips had deteriorated. The style is similar on all of these type, and this one has a great darkened patina. These require a lot more research!

The pommel is held on by the correct peened over tang, which proves this is definitely a WWII example, and not a later reissue. There is a museum catalog sticker on the blade ricasso.

It comes in a nice WWII issue OD green thermoplastic impregnated cotton fabric scabbard marked U.S. M8 / B.M. CO., also offered in very good condition. There is some wear to the scabbard, but it still has almost all of the original green paint. The throat shows light surface oxidation, as shown. The canvas is in very good condition, and the snap still functions, though the finish is worn. The OD Green #7 color and lack of a bottom reinforcement indicates late WWII manufacture. The scabbard was manufactured by Beckwith Mfg Co., a division of Victory Plastics.

Ready to display with your WWII issue M1 Carbine!

Specifications:
Blade length: 6 3/4”
Blade Style: Spear Point Bayonet
Overall length: 11 5/8”
Crossguard: 2 5/8”
Scabbard length: 7 1/4"