M1 GARAND BAYONET

italian copy of the M1 bayonet and a repro version of the same

[@resistanceremembered]

Those are some great bayonets! The Italian ones are a quite interesting part of Cold War as well. Even more interesting that the Italians would produce Garands for other countries as well lol

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Cheers and thanks for the comment as always....yes there is more to the garand bayonet than meets the eye 🙂🙃🙂

[@ThisOldHelmet]

Now you need two Garands for those to go on.

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

🤣🤣yeh I know...I'm actually thinking of getting the denix garand, I know the bayonets won't fit but I might get one anyway, cheers 🙂🙂

[@johnmccann1067]

Cheers from USA, nice pair.

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

@@johnmccann1067 hello 👋 to you m8....thanks for watching 🙂🙃🙂

[@JimTimber]

Sweet Garand mate !! .. I like it a lot !! ..innit !! Very interesting history !! Close to 3 million made.. awesome !! Sorry I can't help about the pricing.. That helicopter is probably looking for me !! lol.. wrong place..they'll never take me alive !! lol I love the Italian copy too..superb !! ..I could pop all the balloons at the local jamboree with that !! lol

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Cheers jimbers m8....yes I think the helicopter was out looking for you.....🤣😅😆😁

[@ChrisfurrsMilitaria1941]

still nice examples Stan even though one is a Italian copy and the other repro

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Yeh I reckon they are good enough for display etc 🙂🙃🙂

[@timothydownum4689]

I can say I have a UFH union fork and hoe company dated 1943. Parkarized blade my dad brought back when he was discharged from Army hospital in Utah in late 1945. He brought a whole bunch of U.S. field gear nice bayonets Stan there a whole host of countries that made the Garland bayonet and a lot of foreign makers after the war.

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Cheers Timothy, good info and nice to have a genuine ww2 one from your dad. Yeh I wasn't aware of the different countries making them , not until I bought this one, all the best 🙂🙂

[@Landsturm]

Yes, Utica also made M1 bayonets during WWII. I have a nice WWII Utica made M3 fighting knife. That Italian bayonet is a good honest item in it's own right - no need to 'Americanize' it in my opinion.

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Thanks Al, yes the Italian bayonet is a solid item....I bought it as it was advertised as an American one. When it arrived I realised so I contacted the dealer, to be fair he gave me some money off so no harm done and I got the bayonet for a good price 🙂🙃🙂

[@andrewfox6631]

Got one of those bayonets myself. UFH . Union fork & Hoe

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Cheers Andrew m8, yeh the Italian one was advertised as an American one...I did get some money off when I pointed it out to the dealer, so fair enough 🙂

[@andrewfox6631]

To be fair Stan if you want a genuine US M1 you may as well fork out the money for one instead of repos and that. Chelmsford militera sell them for about £160 . It’s a dealer I’ve bought from for a few years. He’s very good. But be aware. From the 22 April this year , Royal Mail are banning blades/knives/ Bayonets being posted. So only currier companies like parcel force who soldier of fortune use will only post bayonets and the like. So I would invest in a genuine ww2 use m1 bayonet. I’ve got one . I personally wouldn’t have anything repo. As a repo will always be a repo.

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Cheers Andrew and yes I know what you mean regarding repros, I personally do have quite a few bits of repro stuff, but that suits my purposes and my pocket....especially ww2 german🤣, although I do like to buy original german items where it is warranted, german helmet ....yes.....ww2 tunic....probably not, I'd be too worried about moth damage. Regarding the bayonets , the reasons I bought these two was because the repro was dirt cheap and I'd seen a video on how well made they were, but the Italian one was advertised on a militaria site as Korean war era , again decent price , but when I got it I realised something was amiss....so that's how I ended up with them. To be honest I enjoyed the project of aging the repro....kept me busy for an afternoon....thanks again and all the best 🙂🙃🙂🙃

[@andrewfox6631]

@@steelhelmetstan7305 yeh I can understand why people do buy repo stuff. If the original stuff is so expensive or very hard to get. Just be aware of the new Royal Mail news. I only found out this week on a Facebook bayonet group I’m on on and I contacted two dealers I buy from and they are both aware of it and I also checked online as well and it’s true