Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield Rifle 16" Bayonet by R.I.A. with M1910 Scabbard - dated 1918 Madsen LMG Major General Keating ordered that

Major General Keating ordered that the nearby civilian population be forced to view the site and to disinter and rebury the victims in a new cemetery

The capital letter designates the fuzes type as follows: A - nose impactB - tail impactC - long delay fuzeD - airburst fuzeE - protective fuze This is definitely an interesting piece and comes with the original “removal” pull pins and original Japanese tags still attached

The liner band is also maker marked and dated on the other side:

Length Extended: 26"

Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield Rifle 16" Bayonet by R.I.A. with M1910 Scabbard - dated 1918 Madsen LMG Major General Keating ordered thatOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a truly excellent 16 WWI M1905 Springfield rifle bayonet by Rock Island Arsenal, complete with an M1910 Scabbard. It is dated 1918, being made for the M1903 Springfield rifle. It is still in the original issued configuration, with a 16 inch blade and wooden grip scales. The WWII era M1 Garand was designed to take the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of WWII, many were