M1 Bayonet, WWII, American Fork & Hoe

Received in excellent condition with new reproduction scabbard. Mine had more metal finish wear than the one pictured but the metal itself and grips were nicer. All parts appear to be original based on markings. It's a CMP Greek return based on the hand guard serial number. Very happy with my purchase.

I bought one of these AFH and also a Utica bayonet from Sarco for my 2 Garands. Both bayonets look great, blades are nice no rust or corrosion, comes with a reproduction scabbard which is fine with me as the original bayonet is what I actually care about. The only small issue was this AFH bayonet fit perfectly on my early war Garand but wouldn’t slide all the way on to the lug of my late war (which I assume is a rifle spec issue not a bayonet issue). I lightly tapped it onto the tighter lug with a rubber mallet and that was enough to fix whatever the issue was and it not works flawlessly on both rifles. I definitely recommend this and Sarco as a company!

Bayonets ok has maybe 5% original finish. Looks as if the edge was dressed up on a grinder recently the grip scales were repro with very poor fit the cross guard and barrel ring look as if it was used as a hammer. But it fits on my garand and I don’t feel at all bad about sharpening it in this condition.

The only complaint I have is it looks like someone tried to recently sharpen the bayonet with a grinder for some reason. The description says it comes with a new production scabbard which I didn’t receive

Great relic from a historic part of history!