hyrax222 Posted October 6, 2020 Share #1 Posted October 6, 2020 I have been on the trail of an M1 (cut-down M1905) Bowie point made by PAL. Have any of you seen one? Or am I chasing a chimera? hyrax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted October 7, 2020 Share #2 Posted October 7, 2020 Are you looking for a M1905 bayonet cut down to a bowie point by PAL or are you looking for a PAL M1905 cut down into a bowie point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyrax222 Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted October 11, 2020 I seek a M1905, PAL made and dated 1942 or 1943, that has been shortened to an M1 with bowie style point (by any of the usual contractor/manufacturers). No "field" or self altered wanted. I'll be more clear in the future.... Thanks for your interest, hyrax222 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorin6 Posted October 11, 2020 Share #4 Posted October 11, 2020 In that case just keep looking. When the shortening first occurred, the bayonets were cut down into spear points, but as time went on, several manufacturers found that the bowie point was stronger (the spear point was in the fuller while the bowie point was in the upper part of the steel). I don't thing anyone knows how many were cut down into spear point versus bowie point. Anecdotally, it does appear that when PAL cut down the M1905s they used the spear point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyrax222 Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted October 11, 2020 thorin6- Thank you for your input! I have been searching for this one (PAL Bowie point) for years. I have many books (Gary Cunningham, Brophy, Silvey, etc.) and other reference materials. However, when entering the "transitional" zone, beware! There are more "type" possibilities or variations within a type than any other US bayonet I have studied! I have my own "data" or records to fill in the gaps... hyrax222 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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