Original U.S. WWI Occupation Era M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet Marked S.A. with WWII M3 USN Mk I Scabbard - Dated 1919 Manufacture Type_Original Items There are also examples of

There are also examples of unmarked SA and NSKK daggers made late in the war

The koiguchi (throat fitting) on many of these can fall right off

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The 13th Airborne Division was finally inactivated on 26 February 1946 and its combat personnel were transferred to the command of the 82nd Airborne Division

The numbers engraved are: 108-40-2954

Original U.S. WWI Occupation Era M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet Marked S.A. with WWII M3 USN Mk I Scabbard - Dated 1919 Manufacture Type_Original Items There are also examples ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Condition 16 WWI M1905 Springfield rifle bayonet by the Springfield Armory, complete with an original M3 Scabbard. It is dated 1919, being made during the post WWI period for the M1903 Springfield rifle. It is still in the original issued configuration, with the 16 inch blued blade, blued handle and cross guard, and wooden grip scales. The M1905 was originally designed with a bright steel blade,