Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked R.I.A. with Rare CAB Grips and USN Mk I Scabbard - dated 1912 Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage as well as the covering

as well as the covering over the spine

A search for a better helmet than the M35 began as soon as the results of the Polish campaign came in at the end of 1939

An uncommon encounter

There is also a bit of ripping in the shell

This uniform is constructed of Horizon Blue Wool

Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked R.I.A. with Rare CAB Grips and USN Mk I Scabbard - dated 1912 Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage as well as the coveringOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1912, originally made during the pre WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle. It is fitted with a WWII Issue M3 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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles.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 1942