Original Canadian WWI Mk.I Ross Rifle Bayonet Unit Marked to 31st Battalion with Scabbard and U.S. WWI Surcharges - Dated 1908 U.S. Antique Guns The patent date is stamped

The patent date is stamped on the cylinder and the serial number is on the butt

or it may simply have worn away over time

and the celluloid diamond is intact

The heavily rifled barrel is 35" in length and is Octagonal

The front closes with five aluminum pebbled buttons with anchor rings to the reverse

Original Canadian WWI Mk.I Ross Rifle Bayonet Unit Marked to 31st Battalion with Scabbard and U.S. WWI Surcharges - Dated 1908 U.S. Antique Guns The patent date is stampedOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Ross rifle is a straight pull bolt action . 303 inch caliber rifle that was produced in Canada from 1903 until 1918. The Ross Mk. II (or "model 1905") rifle was highly successful in target shooting before World War I, but the close chamber tolerances, lack of primary extraction and overall length made the Mk. III (or "1910") Ross rifle unsuitable for the conditions of trench warfare, exacerbated by the often poor