Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield Rifle 16" Bayonet by R.I.A. with M1910 Scabbard - dated 1918 Madsen LMG The liner band is also

The liner band is also maker marked and dated on the other side:

The scabbard and blade do not bear matching serial numbers

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and there are not any holes that we can see either

the blade is still sharp and almost entirely nick free

Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield Rifle 16" Bayonet by R.I.A. with M1910 Scabbard - dated 1918 Madsen LMG The liner band is alsoOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a truly excellent 16 WWI M1905 Springfield rifle bayonet by Rock Island Arsenal, complete with an M1910 Scabbard. It is dated 1918, being made for the M1903 Springfield rifle. It is still in the original issued configuration, with a 16 inch blade and wooden grip scales. The WWII era M1 Garand was designed to take the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of WWII, many were