Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with M3 Scabbard - dated 1913 WWII White label at inside seam

White label at inside seam of sweatband read 8G

Spiked top mount and chained chin scales

The excellent steel case with window and rotation door

and the blades typically bore the word "Germany" as well

Measuring 57-inches wide by 48-inches tall

Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with M3 Scabbard - dated 1913 WWII White label at inside seamOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1913, originally made before WWI for the M1903 Springfield Rifle. It was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle, and fitted with a WWII Issue M3 fiberglass 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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles. Later in