SergeantMajorGray Posted April 5, 2018 Share #1 Posted April 5, 2018 I picked this up on eBay thinking it was a garand bayonet scabbard but it doesn't fit my 10 inch bayonet. It has the flaming bomb on the metal part. It was overpainted haze gray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 5, 2018 Share #2 Posted April 5, 2018 Not cut down for the Korean shortened Garand bayonets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
militariaone Posted April 5, 2018 Share #3 Posted April 5, 2018 Not cut down for the Korean shortened Garand bayonets? Greetings Ron, I believe your are correct. Full set available here http://www.e-sarcoinc.com/korean-version-of-the-m1-garand-bayonet.aspx V/r Lance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambo35 Posted April 5, 2018 Share #4 Posted April 5, 2018 I believe Doyler is correct. It looks like a Korean modified scabbard for a shortened [6 inch] 1905 bayonet, the bayonet blades were also narrowed from the normal 1905 width, as a result the original arsenal markings have been removed. The scabbards that I have seen had a metal skin over the sheath. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeantMajorGray Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted April 5, 2018 Thanks for the ID I guess this could have been used by the South Korean Navy. There's no metal skin on this scabbard. I see someone is selling the Korean bayonets on eBay guess I'll pick one up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted April 5, 2018 Share #6 Posted April 5, 2018 Like Ron stated these were M7s, or M3 scabbards cut down by Korea to fit the shortened M1 bayonets. At some point the Koreans fitted a metal sheath over the old scabbards, note the rivets. Years ago I bought 4 of the cut down M1s, in the wrappers, for $15 a pair. Couple years later I bought the scabbards for $5 apiece. Years before, I did find a shortened scabbard in a local pawn shop that was not Korean metal covered. The scabbard was in a box full of M8A1s. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeantMajorGray Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted February 17, 2019 Just stumbled across this old topic. I bought a Korean reworked bayonet for this scabbard but it is way too small for the scabbard what could it be for? Too small for a 10 inch Garand bayonet but too big for a South Korean cut down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted February 18, 2019 Share #8 Posted February 18, 2019 The Koreans cut down the M1 bayonets to a size that would fit an M8A1 scabbard. Keep in mind the shortened M3 or M7 scabbards were made for an M1 or M1905 bayonet that did not have it's blade ground down not only in length, but in width & thickness. The cut down M1s are loose fitting in the shortened scabbards, not a snug fit as originally designed. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeantMajorGray Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share #9 Posted February 18, 2019 The Koreans cut down the M1 bayonets to a size that would fit an M8A1 scabbard. Keep in mind the shortened M3 or M7 scabbards were made for an M1 or M1905 bayonet that did not have it's blade ground down not only in length, but in width & thickness. The cut down M1s are loose fitting in the shortened scabbards, not a snug fit as originally designed. SKIPHow much longer is the scabbard compared to the blades on the Korean cut downs theres on considerable amount of extra scabbard on this one. Also the blade hardly locks in I wouldn't want to be issued this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeantMajorGray Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted February 18, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted February 18, 2019 Share #11 Posted February 18, 2019 I see now! The scabbard you have is cut down, but not for the Korean M1. More than likely some troop shortened the scabbard to fit his customized fighting knife which could have been made from an M1 bayonet. You see all kinds of modified/cut down bayonets on ebay. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeantMajorGray Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share #12 Posted February 18, 2019 I was wondering about the possibility of that you guys made me buy a Korean bayonet for nothing! Kidding it's a cool bayonet in it's own right its 1943 date is still visible. Now to find a suitable modified bayonet for this scabbard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambo35 Posted February 24, 2019 Share #13 Posted February 24, 2019 Have you tried a KA-BAR [uSN Mk2] type knife in your scabbard? Chuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeantMajorGray Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted February 24, 2019 Have you tried a KA-BAR [uSN Mk2] type knife in your scabbard? Chuck. I will give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeantMajorGray Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share #15 Posted February 24, 2019 Blade is too wide. Definitely for a bayonet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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