Original U.S. Pre - WWI Reissue M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet Marked R.I.A. with WWII M3 Scabbard - Dated 1906 - First Year of Production Russian Antique Guns but is now mostly worn

but is now mostly worn off

With this being a cutaway

complete with a Preßstoff liner & chinstrap

The left butt stock also bears a clear SWP 1884 cartouche just in front of the butt plate

This OD Green painted example has a yellow maker decal on the top:

Original U.S. Pre - WWI Reissue M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet Marked R.I.A. with WWII M3 Scabbard - Dated 1906 - First Year of Production Russian Antique Guns but is now mostly wornOriginal 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, indicating possible WWII reissue. It is dated 1906, the first year of production, being made during the pre WWI period for the M1903 Springfield rifle. It is still in the original issued configuration, having never been blued during World War I, with wooden grip scales. The M1905 was