Original U.S. WWI / WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with M3 Scabbard - dated 1917 Barrels it was actually based on

it was actually based on the Royal Welch Fusiliers Trench Knife of World War I

[“JH” = initials of the US government armory sub-inspector

The reverse of the box is open and has plug for connecting to another device or power feed

DeWitt Bailey

HOUSTON" of Company I

Original U.S. WWI / WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with M3 Scabbard - dated 1917 Barrels it was actually based onOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1906, originally made before WWI for the M1903 Springfield Rifle. It was then updated and reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle. It is 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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those