17" UFH Bayonet 1943 with Brown handle?

[jeep]

I have seen many with black handles ,but this is the first Brown resin handle. I got it in a garage sale close to the factory in North East Ohio,maybe a lunch box take home. She said her Grandfather worked there in WW-2.

[Major Tom]

At that time frame because of the war effort, resin grips may have been used. 17 inch bayonets were phased out by then for combat arenas.

[jeep]

At that time frame because of the war effort, resin grips may have been used. 17 inch bayonets were phased out by then for combat arenas.

After talking to a bayonet collector the Brown resin grips were dropped because solvents melted them and they went to a new Black resin that resisted the solvents and yes as you stated the 10'" was the new standard and the 17" were cut down and reissued wartime and post war.

[Major Tom]

I own a 17 inch bayonet stamped with date 1917. It was parkerized sometime later tho. It resides in a repro canvas sheath. The grips are wood with lines carved in them. I heard that the number of lines could indicate something or other, I forget, mine has 17 lines each side.

[nf1e]

Bayonets are cool.


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[Allen]

Bayonets are cool.

Unless you're on the receiving end.

[nf1e]

Unless you're on the receiving end.

Other than training in the Corps, I have never been on the receiving end and would never want to. Might hurt a little.

[1563621]

Early AFH bayonets came with brown grips or scales. Wilde tool came with 2 tone, that are very valuable.