Original U.S. Vietnam War Unissued M1917 Trench Shotgun Bayonet With Scabbard by General Cutlery - GEN CUT MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Assigned to RAF Kimbolton in

Assigned to RAF Kimbolton in early 1943

This incidentally offers a striking example of the devastation explosive power of a German 20mm shell

so the paint has flaked off a bit on two

The blued finish has worn down to a lovely dull gray patina

Original U.S. Vietnam War Unissued M1917 Trench Shotgun Bayonet With Scabbard by General Cutlery - GEN CUT MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Assigned to RAF Kimbolton inOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1917 bayonet was designed to be used with the US M1917 Enfield . 30 caliber rifle, as well as with the seven different U. S. trench shotguns. The blade is 17 inches (43. 18 cm) long. The M1917 Enfield was the U. S. Version of the British P 14 rifle, and the bayonets used are identical, down to the double groove in the grips, used to differentiate the bayonets from the P 1907 for the SMLE rifle. This bayonet