bladelover Posted July 13, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 13, 2018 I saw a chart recently which shows that the Union fork and hoe made similar numbers of bayonets during the war. I see quite a few Union fork bayonets for sale and own two. I rarely see any American fork and hoe bayonets for sale. I saw my first one today. It had been shortened to 10". Does anyone know why American fork bayonets would be scarce? Do you see many in 16"? Did American make large numbers of short bayonets , or have large amounts of their production shortened after a short service as 16 inchers? Thanks. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted July 13, 2018 Share #2 Posted July 13, 2018 Jeff- Production numbers for the AFH M1905 16" blades was 400,000, second highest next to UFH. But, they also produced 1,100,000 of the M1 10" bayonets about 38% of M1 production according to our late friend Gary Cunningham. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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