Original U.S. WWI / WWII M1905E1 Springfield Cut-Down 10" Rifle Bayonet with M7 Scabbard - dated 1914 Russian Artwork & Posters but this seems more related

but this seems more related to a knot in the wood than stress or damage

but that is fairly typical for SA belts buckles

and we were told it was rewired in the early 2000’s

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These changes were implemented primarily to realize savings in a wartime economy by reducing the amount of fabric required to make the uniform and to speed up production by simplifying the manufacturing process

Original U.S. WWI / WWII M1905E1 Springfield Cut-Down 10" Rifle Bayonet with M7 Scabbard - dated 1914 Russian Artwork & Posters but this seems more relatedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice service used Post WWI production M1905 U. S. bayonet with a 10 inch cut down blade for the M1 Garand Rifle, complete with the correct WWII Issue M7 scabbard. In 1943, the U. S. Army made the decision to shorten the M1905 bayonet's blade to 10 inches (25. 4 cm) and as many of the M1905 and M1942 bayonets were recalled, their blades were cut down to size, and were reissued. These shortened M1905