G.I. Ingenuity:M1 Carbine Battlefield Modifications
By 1942 standards, it was a semi-automatic sweetheart. Ultimately, the M3 fighting knife was transformed into the M4 bayonet for use on the M1 Carbine. The official design appears to follow along with improvised bayonets created in the field. This field-made bayonet for the M1 Carbine was created by Marines on Bougainville during the Solomon Islands campaign in November 1943. Image: NARA In the spring of 1945, a semi-official clip carrier was introduced in small numbers in Germany....