Your right.  The DAS (Defense Acceptance Stamp) came along just after the Korean War... late 1953ish.  On both the plastic handled M4 bayonets and the M5 bayonets. Production started about med 1954. The stamp was used on the M5A1 and  M6 bayonet, but not on all M6s have them.   The M7 never had one. Here's a not too great picture of the DAS on a Turner Manufacturing M4. It's an eagle with three stars. Marv

Three war heroes from the Gulf War era, 63rd.

The family still has the pictures but I’m excited that they shared them with me. You can see the 18th MP brigade SSI 

Haha agreed, that’s just a straight bad omen if you get stuck in a platoon with Pvt. Death.

I like it, I feel the liner would be a bit more mangled with that large of a hit. But who knows, maybe the guy got lucky?

Thank you Eric for all your help with my research over the years, a great and humble person.   RIP

This kid was having fun flying around a car meet I happened to pass by this weekend. Cute or what?!? Mikie

Dad was SPCG 1967-1969.  It was our life. I was 10yo, living RAF Feltwell.   No patches available except as worn! In this marginal pic. Couple other pics availaPic. Dad lower left 

Welcome aboard!

Full Colonel....   Scott