Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked R.I.A. with Rare CAB Grips and M3 Scabbard - dated 1918 British Documents & Books 156 Non-Magnetic Dive Knives to

156 Non-Magnetic Dive Knives to the Navy with the first contract of 280 pieces being filled in March 1962 and continuing until the end of 1963

The mark basically means that the Badge is an Otto Placzek design

in this case having a golden border

which has made the cylinder a bit loose

This is an example off a very scarce M-1794 Flintlock short musket for use by Engineers

Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet marked R.I.A. with Rare CAB Grips and M3 Scabbard - dated 1918 British Documents & Books 156 Non-Magnetic Dive Knives toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1918, originally made during the WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle.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the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles. Later in 1942 to