EARLY WWII WW2 USM8 SCABBARD MARKED " B 1/9 N " (1943) CORRECT FOR WWII M3 AND 4
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:15502222 | Modified Item: No |
| Brand: B.M.Co. | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
EARLY WWII WW2 USM8 SCABBARD CORRECT FOR THE WWII M3 KNIFE AND THE WWII CARBINE BAYONET. HAS THE WEB BELT HOOK.
This M8 scabbard was manufactured in 1943 determined by the "B 1/9 N" throat plate marking: From BAYO POINTS 18 usmilitaryknives dot com: "The original M8 scabbards are numbered from B /1 N to about B 2/2 N. The M8A1 scabbards (still marked USM8 on the throat) start at about that point to around B 3/1 and then the marking switches to USM8A1. These numbers are useful i...n helping to determine whether a scabbard marked M8 on the throat was manufactured as an M8 or M8A1."
DIMENSIONS:12 1/4" overall lengthWebbing height is 4 3/4" @ 12 cm
Leg tie hole is 7/32"
MARKINGS:"U.S.M8" "B.M.Co." on the throat face in two lines."B 1/9 N" under the left throat plate flap.
NO MAKER MARKINGS ON THE PLASTIC.
NEAR UNUSED. THROAT RETAINS ALL THE PARKERIZING. PLASTIC SCABBARD BODY SHOWS NO FINISH WEAR, THERE IS A 5/16" LONG SCRATCH 1 1/2" FROM THE TIP.
This M8 scabbard was manufactured in 1943 determined by the "B 1/9 N" throat plate marking: From BAYO POINTS 18 usmilitaryknives dot com: "The original M8 scabbards are numbered from B /1 N to about B 2/2 N. The M8A1 scabbards (still marked USM8 on the throat) start at about that point to around B 3/1 and then the marking switches to USM8A1. These numbers are useful i...n helping to determine whether a scabbard marked M8 on the throat was manufactured as an M8 or M8A1."
DIMENSIONS:12 1/4" overall lengthWebbing height is 4 3/4" @ 12 cm
Leg tie hole is 7/32"
MARKINGS:"U.S.M8" "B.M.Co." on the throat face in two lines."B 1/9 N" under the left throat plate flap.
NO MAKER MARKINGS ON THE PLASTIC.
NEAR UNUSED. THROAT RETAINS ALL THE PARKERIZING. PLASTIC SCABBARD BODY SHOWS NO FINISH WEAR, THERE IS A 5/16" LONG SCRATCH 1 1/2" FROM THE TIP.
