Original U.S. Pre-WWI M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with M3 Scabbard - dated 1909 U.S. Air Force probably carried around in service

probably carried around in service for many years

WWII ended before full manufacture could be put into motion

- Extended range by about 150 m

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all ramrod pipes are absent

Original U.S. Pre-WWI M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with M3 Scabbard - dated 1909 U.S. Air Force probably carried around in serviceOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1906, originally made before WWI for the M1903 Springfield Rifle. It was then updated and reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle. It is fitted with a WWII Issue M3 fiberglass 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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those