Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with M3 Scabbard - dated 1913 WWII and the blades typically bore

and the blades typically bore the word "Germany" as well

they were probably never manufactured with a high luster shine

Tin with full instructions printed onto the inside of the steel lid

Complete the look

Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with M3 Scabbard - dated 1913 WWII and the blades typically boreOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1913, originally made before WWI for the M1903 Springfield Rifle. It was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle, and 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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles. Later in