Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet by S.A. with Named M1910 Scabbard - dated 1918 MG 34 Accessories The National Defense Act of

The National Defense Act of 1920 assigned the Air Service the status of "combatant arm of the line" of the United States Army with a major general in command

The body is leather clad and fully closed it measures 11" in overall length

The gracefully curved 31 1/2" blade is covered in intricate faint etchings virtually the entire length on both sides

This is the classic stirring drama of the historic battle between Napoleon and Wellington

The Khedive was so impressed that he not only ordered the rifle for his army

Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet by S.A. with Named M1910 Scabbard - dated 1918 MG 34 Accessories The National Defense Act ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a true 16 WWI M1905 Springfield rifle bayonet by Springfield Armory, complete with an original M1910 Scabbard. It is dated 1918, being made during WWI for the M1903 Springfield rifle. It is still in the original issued configuration, with the blued 16 inch blade, blued handle and cross guard, and wooden grip scales. The M1905 was originally designed with a bright steel blade, but upon U. S. entry into WWI in