Original U.S. WWI / WWII M1905 Springfield Cut-Down 10" Rifle Bayonet with M7 Scabbard - dated 1914 81mm Mortar In service for just 20

In service for just 20 years

In very nice used condition

The only real issue is that the right grip scale has two good chunks cracked off the top

known as hinomaru yosegaki (日の丸 寄せ書き) in the Japanese language

The lid of the case has been inscribed with the owner's information:

Original U.S. WWI / WWII M1905 Springfield Cut-Down 10" Rifle Bayonet with M7 Scabbard - dated 1914 81mm Mortar In service for just 20Original Item: Only One Available. This is definitely a bayonet with a long history of use, and represents the journey that a lot of Springfield M1905 Bayonets made over the course of TWO World Wars. This bayonet began life as a U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1914, originally made before WWI for the M1903 Springfield Rifle. It was then updated, shortened, and reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle. It is fitted with a WWII Issue M7 scabbard. The Garand