M1 bayonet military knife NK-A479

M1 bayonet with a prominent representative of the contemporary American bayonets development because it generates, the United States entered the era of the short bayonet.

Background M1 bayonet generated:
in the film reflects the World War II, often M1 bayonet. Such as “Saving Private Ryan,” “Band of Brothers.”
World War I, the US Army is widely used is 16 inches (1 inch = 2.54 cm) of the M1905 type and 17-inch bayonet type of M1917. In the battle, the soldiers generally agreed that they are not suited for close combat fighting, as long bayonet is not suitable for use within a relatively narrow trenches. Therefore, post-war design of a shorter bayonets request was put forward.
1920 under the authority of the military began to shorten the length of the bayonet test, the test of the Army in Georgia schools, comprehensive testing ended in 1921. Test uses three different styles of bayonets: 16-inch M1905 type, type 11 1/2 inch M1892 and M1921 8 1/2 inch double-edged type.
Test results that: short bayonets more suitable for well-trained soldiers fight close, and more suitable for such a complex environment: within the trenches and building use. However, untrained or inexperienced soldiers, the long blade embolden the role played by some of the more obvious.
US test not soon change the configuration. Because a war situation showed on the battlefield bayonet frequency of use is relatively low, and few cases only willing to use force to end the bayonet fighting, people are more willing to rely on the power of a rifle.
After the outbreak of World War II, the United States involved, the initial configuration of the US military is still the M1905 bayonet First World War and two models of rifle (M1903 rifle type and new type of M1 rifles). As the war progressed, the army again raised the blade length from 16 inches to 10 inches short changed requirements, the benefits of this change is easier to carry, and in an emergency can play better efficacy weapons. This requirement will soon be answered. Several departments, including the Department of the Army, led the work to make it shorter M1905 type 16 inches to 10 inches. Number M1905 bayonet-type short-change test used is unknown, bayonets and short change is called M1905E1.
According to statistics, in September 1943 to the end of 1943, a total of more than 225,000 M1905E1 bayonet fitted out to the troops via the use of the equipment department.
Department of the Army for the use of 10-inch bayonet type M1905E1 comment is given:
1, bayonet lighter, more quickly on the bayonet, fighting reacted more quickly.
2, easy in restricted space (eg: in the trenches, indoor) use.
3, easy to use from a single gun.
4, can be used as a general-purpose tool to use.
5, more than 16-inch M1905 type save steel nearly 25%.
Thus, M1905E1 bayonet type was established as a standard model down, and in April 1943, officially named M1 bayonet.Meanwhile, the scabbard modifications also carried out by the Beckwith Manufacturing Company victory plastics division, the original M3 scabbard to make it shorter for use M1 bayonet. New scabbard was named M3A1, for fear of causing confusion on the name, then formally named as M7 scabbard.

The standard version of the M1 knife bayonet shortened, in order to meet the demand for more blade fans.

Data Description:
Type: Bayonet
full length: 31.2cm
Blade length: 17cm
Blade width: 2.8cm
Blade thickness: 0.6cm
Blade material: 65 # manganese steel
hardness: 58HRC (cut edges do not hurt ordinary wire)
Surface: high temperature black paint
Handle material: fine steel + fiber plastic (with non-slip stripes)
handle length: 11.5cm
net weight: 500 g (including sheath)
sheath: plastic fiber sheath, the sheath mouth steel jacket can be worn belt
other: knife has a card Aberdeen you can be stuck scabbard to prevent slipping.