Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet by R.I.A. with WWII Rare Detroit Gasket M3 Scabbard - Dated 1919 18th Century Double edged blade of 39"

Double edged blade of 39" with one fuller only running about 8" down the center on either side

It is fitted with a very old Springfield Style sling

and the edge doesn't have any nicks or damage

He assumed his current position in May 1979

and based on the experience of the Civil War with its sweeping movements of horse-mobile formations

Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet by R.I.A. with WWII Rare Detroit Gasket M3 Scabbard - Dated 1919 18th Century Double edged blade of 39"Original Item: Only One Available. This is a nice U. S. M1905 bayonet manufactured by Rock Island Arsenal, dated 1919, originally made during the WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle. It is fitted with a WWII Issue M3 scabbard. The Garand was designed to take the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made