Original U.S. Vietnam War M7 Bayonet with Experimental Knuckle Guard and M8A1 Scabbard German Flare Guns These Garrison caps are as

These Garrison caps are as issued with the service uniform to all troops of the Army and Air Corps

varnish and debris from probably close to 150 years of attic storage

square tang

original waistband and cuffs

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Original U.S. Vietnam War M7 Bayonet with Experimental Knuckle Guard and M8A1 Scabbard German Flare Guns These Garrison caps are asOriginal Item: Very Few Available This type of experimental bayonet fighting knife began life an M7 bayonet for use with a the U. S. M16 rifle. However, a one piece cast aluminum grip panel with integrated knuckle duster guard was added in theater to create a dual purpose bayonet and close combat handheld weapon. This were very popular among USGIs in Vietnam and into the early 1980s but only very few were ever issued. These examples are offered in