Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Parade Bayonet marked S.A. with USN Mk1 Scabbard - dated 1909 Japanese Flare Guns was built in 1930

was built in 1930

There is also a regimental marking on the crossguard of F H R 33

The black bakelite grip is tightly wrapped with triple brass wire

He remained with this Regiment for the next 11 years and took part in operations against the Meereham Tribe in 1913 and the campaign against the German Colonial Army commanded by the redoubtable General von Lettow Vorbeck from 1914 to 1918

“Sgt Parks and I made up Molotov cocktails

Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Parade Bayonet marked S.A. with USN Mk1 Scabbard - dated 1909 Japanese Flare Guns was built in 1930Original 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 This is a very nice U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1918, originally made towards the end of WWI for the M1903 Springfield Rifle.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 U. S. N 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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles.