WWII Type M1 Garand Bayonet 1903 Springfield 1903A3 Knife Red Brown Grip CAB

Description: Thank you for visiting my listing! Please check out my other listings. Check out my other original WWII M1 Garand stocks, lockbar sights, M1 operating rods and other parts currently on Ebay. Up for sale are rare early WWII CAB gripped bayonets. Here is the history on these: Experiments had been made with plastic grip materials beginning in late 1941, and by April 1942 it had been determined that the grip material would be "a material similar to Durez No. 1905 with Rogers Board insert" (from United States Army Edged Weapons Report 1917-1945). Durez is a brand name of Phenol-Formaldehyde resin similar to Bakelite. Shortly afterward (June 29, 1942) this specification was written to include other similar thermoplastic resins as Plastic Bayonet Grips, Grade B of SXS-103 Phenolic-Molded Shapes for Small Arms Components. As this resin was expected to at times be in short supply, tests continued to be conducted of other plastic materials at Springfield Armory. Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (commonly called CAB) was allowed as an alternative material. The normal color for this material was a reddish brown. Production of this product seems to have been entirely by Columbus Plastics Products of Columbus, Ohio and most of their production was used by American Fork and Hoe. After some time in field use, it was reported that CAB was not resistant to the solvents used to degrease the bayonets in the field and would soften and partially dissolve the grips. About 100,000 CAB grips were manufactured before they were discontinued due to this problem in April 1943. From available evidence, it appears that most of these grips were used by AFH, with possibly some small amounts going to other makers. According to the edged weapons report quoted above, "Except for the disruption of production that would ensue for about one month while American Fork and Hoe Company was arranging for procurement of the other type of plastic, there was no reason for the continuing of cellulose acetate grips." Use of the CAB grips by AFH ended at about the time that production of the M1905 bayonet ceased and M1 bayonet production began. Due to the lack of solvent resistance, many brown grips were replaced by black Bakelite when the M1905 bayonets were shortened, but in limited cases the brown grips were used on the shortened bayonets, including on makers other than AFH. WWII type M1 Bayonets for the M1 Garand or 1903 and 1903A3 rifles. All bayonets have a very nice black finish on them. Bayonet has preservative cosmoline on it from long term military storage. Grips are very good, no cracks. $199.99 for one bayonet. All are marked the same as pictured. Bayonet will be picked out of this box. All will be functional with no cracks in grips. Please ask questions before bidding and look at pictures. I will combine shipping of bayonets into one box. Shipping will be $10.99 via USPS Priority Mail anywhere in the continental United States. Please E-mail me about Alaska and Hawaii. Payment is Paypal. WE SHIP FASTER THAN AMAZON! GET YOUR ITEM FAST! Thank you!

Price: 124.99 USD

Location: Little Rock, Arkansas

End Time: 2024-11-02T00:01:42.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10.99 USD