Original U.S. Pre - WWI Reissue M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet Marked R.I.A. with WWII M3 Scabbard - Dated 1906 - First Year of Production Russian Antique Guns It still retains its forged

It still retains its forged 12 1/2 inch long iron arm to allow a distance from the soldier to the fire

as well as on the feed block

with a black "tail" on the side which has four separate sections

but is now mostly worn off

It was redesignated as a conventional unit and sent into action on the Eastern Front in December 1944

Original U.S. Pre - WWI Reissue M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet Marked R.I.A. with WWII M3 Scabbard - Dated 1906 - First Year of Production Russian Antique Guns It still retains its forgedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Condition 16 WWI M1905 Springfield rifle bayonet by the Springfield Armory, complete with an original M3 Scabbard, indicating possible WWII reissue. It is dated 1906, the first year of production, being made during the pre WWI period for the M1903 Springfield rifle. It is still in the original issued configuration, having never been blued during World War I, with wooden grip scales. The M1905 was