Original U.S. Pre-WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with M3 Scabbard - dated 1921 IMA Merchandise - Blade is signed on

- Blade is signed on the tang by the maker ("Mei")

cold and very wet

USMC Eagle Globe Anchor button and bullion embroidered ribbon

which has splotches of white and brown in areas

with some of the red primer coat showing

Original U.S. Pre-WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with M3 Scabbard - dated 1921 IMA Merchandise - Blade is signed onOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1921, originally made before WWI for the M1903 Springfield Rifle. It was then updated and 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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those