M3 Trench Knife with U.S. M3 A.C.C.

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fuzzymike

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Am new to all this so I hope I am posting in the right place. Got a hold of a bayonet. Found out on the net it is a M3 Trench Knife. But I can't find my specific lettering referenced "anywhere". Mine has U.S. M3 A.C.C. on the guard between the blade and handle. I can find some that reference "Imperial" and such but none with the "A.C.C." Can anyone help with the history? I really would appreciate any info. Thanks "Fuzzy"Mike
 
ACC stands for Aerial Cutlery Co. of Marinette WI, which is one of at least 9 makers of M3's. Aerial made a total of 51,784 M3's (total M3 production was in excess of 2.5 million).
 
Welcome to BFC FuzzyMike.
enjoy the ride, your addiction to knives will only deepen.
 
fuzzymike, actually it isn't a bayonet. It looks like a bayonet becaue many of the bayonets produced for US troops from late WWII through Viet Nam used the M3 as a pattern. It is actually a fighting knife with a little utility value as well. It was usually issued to troops who had the M1 Carbine or the .45 Thompson or other sub-machinegun because the early ones wouldn't mount a bayonet. It was also issued to many airborne troops, regardless of what they carried as a personal weapon. It is collectable and not to be given up easily!

Bruce
 
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