Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet by Rock Island Arsenal with WWII M3 Scabbard - dated 1918 Flintlocks Transfer orders from the 68th

Transfer orders from the 68th Infantry division stating Becker was being assigned to the 775th TD Battalion

Our division sailed out of Boston harbor in a long company of large ships

with correct shell stamping on the rear of the skirt: 2 1965

tight scroll work that became the “rose & scroll” engraving pattern for which the best-quality British doubles are known for

The leather definitely is stiff and somewhat dried out now

Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet by Rock Island Arsenal with WWII M3 Scabbard - dated 1918 Flintlocks Transfer orders from the 68thOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1918, originally made during the WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle.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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles.