Original U.S. Vietnam War Era M7 Bayonet with Aluminum Knuckle Guard and PWH M8A1 Scabbard French Helmets including Gerrity

including Gerrity

along with the three line patent information

as it was known in Germany

The leather frog shows age

Wrist compasses were used both by officers and enlisted men

Original U.S. Vietnam War Era M7 Bayonet with Aluminum Knuckle Guard and PWH M8A1 Scabbard French Helmets including GerrityOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very unusual U. S. M7 bayonet from the Vietnam War era, fitted with a distinctive cast aluminum knuckle guard grip and accompanied by an original U. S. M8A1 scabbard. The underlying bayonet is the familiar M7 pattern associated with the M16 rifle, retaining its dark finished spear point blade, muzzle ring crossguard, and rear bayonet mounting latch. This example is clearly stamped on the crossguard: U. S.