Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet by Springfield Armory with M3 Scabbard - dated 1918 French Machine Guns Fabricated in Army green gray

Fabricated in Army green gray wool

but they clean up nicely

the Army experimented with a number of different patterns and material for cups

Offered in virtually unissued condition

Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet by Springfield Armory with M3 Scabbard - dated 1918 French Machine Guns Fabricated in Army green grayOriginal 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 This is a very good condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1918, originally made towards the end of WWI for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle.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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those