Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked R.I.A. with Rare CAB Grips and USN Mk I Scabbard - dated 1912 Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage Hayes (1877-1881)

Hayes (1877-1881)

An uncommon encounter

There is also a bit of ripping in the shell

which is hard due to the reflective properties of the eagle

Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked R.I.A. with Rare CAB Grips and USN Mk I Scabbard - dated 1912 Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage Hayes (1877-1881)Original Item: Only One Available. This is a nice U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1912, originally made during the pre WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle.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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles. Later in 1942