Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet by Springfield Armory with M3 Scabbard - dated 1918 Japanese Marines It tells us that this

It tells us that this was "liberated" by a COLONEL HARRY HEATCH and that he paid the princely sum of $3

Inside is a leather sweat band with silk liner that shows only light use

- Loads of wartime European souvenirs such as match books

Notable early instances of use included the Battle of Hoover's Gap (where Col

NS is the maker code for the Vereinigte Deutsche Nikelwerke factory in the Germany city of Schwerte

Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet by Springfield Armory with M3 Scabbard - dated 1918 Japanese Marines It tells us that thisOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1918, originally made towards the end of WWI for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle. It is 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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those