Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with WWII M3 Scabbard - dated 1908 Japanese Edged Weapons The 3rd Division was activated

The 3rd Division was activated 21 November 1917

It is also marked P38 and has a NSDAP Police-style eagle

Founded in Birmingham in 1812

This is definitely a rifle that saw much service and use

Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked S.A. with WWII M3 Scabbard - dated 1908 Japanese Edged Weapons The 3rd Division was activatedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1908, originally made before WWI for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle.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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles. Later in 1942