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 There is also a pronounced

There is also a pronounced "shelf" on the handle

the island's foremost dominant terrain feature

though it is just for display

The holster is in good condition

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 There is also a pronouncedOriginal 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 This is a very good condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1917, originally made during the WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle.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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles.