Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with WWII M3 Scabbard - dated 1910 Martini-Henry Accessories but otherwise they are great

but otherwise they are great

How can one measure how much history this rifle has seen

and is marked with serial number 715 on the bottom of the barrel knoxform

All of this is well explained with photographs on pages 323 and 324 of "MG34-MG42

This reads WILLIAM B HAZEN on one side

Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with WWII M3 Scabbard - dated 1910 Martini-Henry Accessories but otherwise they are greatOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1910, originally made during the Pre WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle.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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles.