Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet Marked S.A. with Painted M1910 Scabbard & Plastic Ribbed Grips - Dated 1912 Scandinavian Militaria above which are more floral

above which are more floral elements and a typical Ames American eagle with an E Pluribus Unum ribbon above

It may have minor signs of use

Camp Gordon served as an internment camp for foreign prisoners of war

An acceptable pattern was developed and approved and production began at Eisenhuettenwerke Thale A

Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet Marked S.A. with Painted M1910 Scabbard & Plastic Ribbed Grips - Dated 1912 Scandinavian Militaria above which are more floralOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1918, originally made during the pre WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle.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 an M1910 Scabbard which has been painted OD green, likely during WWII. 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