Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet by R.I.A. with WWII M3 Scabbard - dated 1909 81mm Mortar and only a long pull

and only a long pull will produce full automatic fire

There is an H / 4 Proof mark just above the cross guard scallop

slightly vaulted design

Springfield Armory records list it being made in 1895 as well

the column was broken down into three groups of 400 men each

Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet by R.I.A. with WWII M3 Scabbard - dated 1909 81mm Mortar and only a long pullOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1910, originally made during the Pre WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle.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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those