July 13, 20251 yr #1 I bought this at the flea market this morning for $10. Aluminum handle, 7 inch blade, 12 inches overall. The blade is pretty thick at the hilt. No ID to the owner, when or where. My questions relates to what type bayonet or sword donated their blade to this knife. Anybody got an idea? Knowing that I can probably back in to what theater it was made in. The search for a vintage knife sheath begins. Thanks!
July 13, 20251 yr #3 In former iteration it may have been a M1905 bayonet, from WW1 to early WW2. My .02 hyrax222
July 13, 20251 yr Author #4 Good guesses. I have this old broken off 1943 PAL bayonet blade in the basement and the fuller(?) of the mystery blade is a bit wider than the PAL. Would all the 1905 fullers have the same width measurement? Here's a comparative picture:
July 13, 20251 yr Author #5 Maybe you guys are right! Apparently there were bayonets made for the M1 early on with the "square fullers" before they transitioned away to the more familiar rounded fullers. A random pic of a bayonet with square fullers:
July 14, 20251 yr Author #7 9 hours ago, hyrax222 said: As I pointed out above...cheers! hyrax222 I should never have doubted 👍!
July 15, 20251 yr Author #8 I threw it into my shadowbox of Pacific War souvenirs for now. Patch is from the 152nd Engineers.
July 26, 2025Jul 26 #9 I just Love the Late War Type 94 !! Late, yet I have observed a few later examples. Amongst my Favorite Collectables are Bonafide, Documented 'Bring Backs', aka War Trophies, which I feel fortunate to have obtained for my Collection. Best, Dom P.
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