Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet by Rock Island Arsenal with WWII M3 Scabbard - dated 1917 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly though it is just for

though it is just for display

These 207 men were wounded multiple times

Perhaps not unexpectedly

is unique in that it does not appear the original stock

This example looks to have been a display board sample from when unissued surplus knives were not a hard thing to come by

Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet by Rock Island Arsenal with WWII M3 Scabbard - dated 1917 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly though it is just forOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1917, originally made during the WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle. It is fitted with a WWII Issue M3 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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles.