Welcome to immediately’s Photograph of the Day! The 1917 bayonet emerged from America’s sudden entry into World Conflict I, when the U.S. found it lacked enough arms for its troops. Primarily based on the British P13 bayonet designed for the P14 Enfield rifle, early M1917s had been really transformed British bayonets with crossed-out markings and new “US 1917” stamps. This 21.5-inch bayonet featured a 17-inch blade with a fuller (usually misidentified as a “blood groove”) and wood grips with two distinctive grooves. Initially designed for the 1917 Enfield rifle, it later discovered use on American trench shotguns. The bayonet went by means of a number of variants, from preliminary British conversions to purpose-built American fashions by Winchester and Remington. The scabbard additionally advanced, beginning with a leather-based physique and metallic ends with a webbed belt loop, later modified to make use of the American M1910 hook attachment system. The M1917 bayonet remained in U.S. service by means of the Nineteen Sixties, proving its sturdiness and flexibility effectively past its WWI origins.
