Original U.S. WWI / WWII M1905 Springfield Cut-Down 10" Rifle Bayonet with M7 Scabbard - dated 1914 Brown Bess Musket Parts which seem to be the

which seem to be the most prevalent on the market these days

so it's possible it was folded up and kept with the soldier as a good luck charm

which would explain the condition

It has raised RZM and M1/25 maker marks on the back

right up until the close of the Victorian Era

Original U.S. WWI / WWII M1905 Springfield Cut-Down 10" Rifle Bayonet with M7 Scabbard - dated 1914 Brown Bess Musket Parts which seem to be theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is definitely a bayonet with a long history of use, and represents the journey that a lot of Springfield M1905 Bayonets made over the course of TWO World Wars. This bayonet began life as a U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1914, originally made before WWI for the M1903 Springfield Rifle. It was then updated, shortened, and reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle. It is fitted with a WWII Issue M7 scabbard. The Garand