Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet by Springfield Armory with Plastic Grips and M3 Scabbard - dated 1906 Sales so the internal wooden support

so the internal wooden support has not bee broken

The included metal scabbard is solid

however the rest is faded to an oxidized patina

The chin scales are present with a solid leather backing

Rather than completely disappearing

Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet by Springfield Armory with Plastic Grips and M3 Scabbard - dated 1906 Sales so the internal wooden supportOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1906, originally made before the WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle.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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles.