Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet by R.I.A. with WWII Rare Detroit Gasket M3 Scabbard - Dated 1919 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly which most likely was applied

which most likely was applied in the field as a rudimentary camouflage (this practice is often observed in original photos of GIs during the Italian Campaign)

after seeing how the tags were independently numbered

only seen on these party leadership caps

6 cm) with a width of 1 ⅞ inches (4

Another example can be found in the collection of the Library of Congress at this link

Original U.S. WWI M1905 Springfield 16 inch Rifle Bayonet by R.I.A. with WWII Rare Detroit Gasket M3 Scabbard - Dated 1919 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly which most likely was appliedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice U. S. M1905 bayonet manufactured by Rock Island Arsenal, dated 1919, originally made during the WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle.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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made