Original U.S. WWI Occupation Era M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet Marked S.A. with WWII M3 USN Mk I Scabbard - Dated 1919 Manufacture Type_Original Items The numbers engraved are: 108-40-2954

The numbers engraved are: 108-40-2954

The koiguchi (throat fitting) on many of these can fall right off

was a clothing merchant whose business began selling “gold and silver trimmings” and eventually was listed under “Regalia” in the directors in the 1880s and 1890s

most likely when it was accepted into service

There are also examples of unmarked SA and NSKK daggers made late in the war

Original U.S. WWI Occupation Era M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet Marked S.A. with WWII M3 USN Mk I Scabbard - Dated 1919 Manufacture Type_Original Items The numbers engraved are: 108-40-2954Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Condition 16 WWI M1905 Springfield rifle bayonet by the Springfield Armory, complete with an original M3 Scabbard. It is dated 1919, being made during the post WWI period for the M1903 Springfield rifle. It is still in the original issued configuration, with the 16 inch blued blade, blued handle and cross guard, and wooden grip scales. The M1905 was originally designed with a bright steel blade,