M1 Bayonet Greek Contract

These bayonets are originals, stamped with a EN 5,then a E_ "SHELL AND FLAME" marking then Blade measures 10 inches in length. The scabbards are reproductions. Bayonet is in used condition, Scabbards are new. Knife bayonet for use on the caliber .30–06 U.S. M1 Garand rifle. The USA provided 698,707 M1 Rifles to Greece between 1950 and 1963 under the Military Assistance Program. These bayonets are believed to have been made under contract to the US Government and provided to Greece under the Military Assistance Program. They appear to have been made to US Government specifications, identical to those produced by US makers during the Second World War, save for the markings. The maker is unknown, although believed to be European. 19,000 of these bayonets were imported into the US, along with M1 Garand rifles returned to the US Government by Greece.