M1917 bayonet
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M1917 bayonet | |
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Type | Sword bayonet |
Service history | |
Used by | United States United Kingdom |
Wars | World War I Banana Wars World War II Korean War Vietnam War |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Remington Arms Winchester Arms Eddystone Arms General Cutlery Canadian Arsenals Limited. |
Produced | 1910s–1930s, 1960s |
No. built | ~2,000,000 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1.2 lb (540 g) |
Length | 22 in (56 cm) |
Blade length | 17 in (43 cm) |
Scabbard/sheath | M1917 scabbard |
The M1917
History
The M1917 bayonet was used first during
The M1917 was used frequently during the several different Banana Wars.
The U.S. continued to use the World War I-made M1917 bayonets during World War II because of large stockpiles left over. The new Trench Guns being procured and issued were still designed to use the old M1917 bayonet.
The bayonet was again called on during the Korean War for issue with the various Trench guns still in service.
In a strange twist of fate, in 1966 procurement orders were let for brand new production M1917 bayonets. The contracts were issued to General Cutlery of Fremont, Ohio and Canadian Arsenals Ltd., the old Long Branch Arsenal of Quebec, Canada. Stockpiles had finally run out, and new Winchester 1200 trench shotguns were being issued. These were used in limited quantities during the Vietnam War.
It was not until towards the end of the Vietnam war that new Military shotguns were designed to use the newer knife bayonets. Such as the
.M1917 bayonets were still in used by the US Army as late as the early 2000s for use with the M1200 shotgun.
Weapons the M1917 Bayonet was used with
- M1917 rifle
- P14 rifle
- Winchester Model 1897 trench gun
- Winchester Model 1912 trench gun
- Stevens Model 520-30 trench gun
- Stevens Model 620 trench gun
- Remington Model 10 trench gun
- Ithaca Model 37trench gun
- Winchester Model 1200 trench gun
See also
References
- ^ Sword bayonet for model 1917 rifle [US .30 calibre version of Enfield Pattern 1914 rifle] & model 1917. Imperial War Museums. (n.d.). https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30001996
External links
- U.S. M1917 Bayonet
- Cunningham, Gary (July 2003). "Collecting the US Bayonet, Model 1917". UsMilitaryKnives.com.