Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked R.I.A. with Rare CAB Grips and M3 Scabbard - dated 1909 British Replica The Mark II version entered

The Mark II version entered service in June 1940

which happens often due to the unstable nature of the celluloid plastic used

The scabbard and blade bear matching serial numbers 1184 / b

which bear imperial proofs on the spines

There were many difficulties in producing the guns within the United States

Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked R.I.A. with Rare CAB Grips and M3 Scabbard - dated 1909 British Replica The Mark II version enteredOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1918, originally made during the late WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle.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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles.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