Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with USN Mk1 Scabbard - dated 1918 MG 34 Accessories So this is a surplus

So this is a surplus military item basically reworked for the use of African Natives in the 1880's that somehow was sold to the U

The underside of the box bars a  stamped label that reads:

The development of the M16A2 rifle was originally requested by the United States Marine Corps as a result of the USMC's combat experience in Vietnam with the XM16E1 and M16A1

though the body does have much surface corrosion

Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with USN Mk1 Scabbard - dated 1918 MG 34 Accessories So this is a surplusOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1918, originally made towards the end of WWI for the M1903 Springfield Rifle. It was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle, and was fitted with a WWII Issue USN Mk1 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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles.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