Original U.S. Pre-WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet with USN Mk1 Scabbard - dated 1920 U.S. Army led by General George Patton

led by General George Patton

This helmet is heat lot stamped 559B which indicates the approximate manufacture date of June 1943

This example appears to have been returned to arsenal for some Model 1884 updates

followed four months of winter warfare at Camp McCoy

Original U.S. Pre-WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet with USN Mk1 Scabbard - dated 1920 U.S. Army led by General George PattonOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1920, originally made after the end of WWI for the M1903 Springfield Rifle.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 USN 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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles. Later in