July Military Auction
Lot 25077:
Description
This lot contains two United States military bayonet items from the mid-20th century, specifically the Vietnam War era. The first item is a complete US M7 bayonet, which was designed for use with the M16 rifle series. It features a parkerized steel spear-point blade and black checkered plastic grip scales secured by two screws. The crossguard is stamped U.S. M7. This bayonet is paired with a US M8A1 scabbard consisting of a green molded plastic body with a metal throat. The throat is stamped U.S. M8A1 over the manufacturer code WD. It includes an olive drab canvas belt hanger with an M1910 wire hook and a snap-fastener retaining strap. The second item is a stripped steel blade and tang blank for a US bayonet, missing its crossguard and handle components. It is housed in a second US M8A1 scabbard. The metal throat of this scabbard is stamped U.S. M8A1 over the manufacturer code PWH. The canvas hanger on this scabbard is severely damaged and partially missing.
Bayonet blade length: 6.75 inches
Total bayonet length: 11.75 inches
Blade blank total length: 11.25 inches. We do our best to describe all items in the sale, and we definitely take a ton of photos. But, we are not able to guarantee authenticity or era of items in the sale. Please carefully look at all photos (up to 100 in some cases on our in-house platform) to judge for yourself what you are buying. All sales are final. Our in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Wednesday, July 15, from Noon to 5 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB346
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