Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet marked R.I.A. with British P17 Scabbard - dated 1906 U.S. Ammo The regiment was recently formed

The regiment was recently formed

There are some small tears

The later-prominent war poet

-[KING'S IMPROVE]MENT PATENTED[-MARCH 29

and this blade really looks to have barely been used

Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet marked R.I.A. with British P17 Scabbard - dated 1906 U.S. Ammo The regiment was recently formedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a true very good Condition 16 WWI M1905 Springfield rifle bayonet by Rock Island Arsenal, complete with a British Scabbard. It is dated 1906, being made during the Pre WWI period 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