Original U.S. Vietnam War M7 Bayonet with Experimental Brass Knuckle Guard and M8A1 Scabbard Antique Smith & Wessons and ammunition components

and ammunition components

and was inactivated as an administrative unit on 18 October 1945

the "Garde du Corps" Regiment was the bodyguard of the King of Prussia and later the Kaiser of the German Empire

somewhat similar to oil cloth

Original U.S. Vietnam War M7 Bayonet with Experimental Brass Knuckle Guard and M8A1 Scabbard Antique Smith & Wessons and ammunition componentsOriginal Item: One of a kind. This experimental bayonet fighting knife began life an M7 bayonet for use with a the U. S. M16 rifle. However, a one piece cast brass grip panel with integrated knuckle duster guard was added in theater to create a dual purpose bayonet and close combat handheld weapon. This were very popular among USGIs in Vietnam but only very few were ever issued. Furthermore, brass examples are extremely rare. This example is offered