Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet by Rock Island Arsenal with WWII M3 Scabbard - dated 1917 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly These 207 men were wounded

These 207 men were wounded multiple times

There is also a pronounced "shelf" on the handle

It was then directed South between the bulk of the 101st and the 75th Infantry Division of the Omaha Beachhead

mechanisms automatically actuate the firing pin

though it is just for display

Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet by Rock Island Arsenal with WWII M3 Scabbard - dated 1917 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly These 207 men were woundedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1917, originally made during the WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle.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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles.