Help identifying bayonet

BossmanPJ · Aug 11, 2014

I have been given a bayonet that belonged to my grandfather and have no. Clue what it is from. Anyone have any ideas? It says "SA" on one side and "US" with a serial number in the other side.

BossmanPJ · Aug 11, 2014

And yeah I know I have funny looking feet. This thing has seen it's better days but it is neat to have what appears to be a United States bayonet from a service rifle.

lee2 · Aug 11, 2014

any markings on it?

KH195 · Aug 11, 2014

Looks like an m1905 bayonet for the m1903 rifle (and later the Garand) to me. "SA" being for Springfield Armory.

BossmanPJ · Aug 11, 2014

There's some gash marks in the handle bit that's about it

BossmanPJ · Aug 11, 2014

Also just noticed it has what appears to be the word "all" carved into every side of the handle and a date of 1907.

Engine4 · Aug 11, 2014

I didn't look thru them, but try these websites.

http://www.bayonetsonline.com/index.htm

http://www.ebayonet.com/

LostSoul · Aug 11, 2014

Better pics would be a big help, but the M1905 is my first hunch.

KH195 · Aug 11, 2014

Here are two m1905s I have for comparison...an early 1908 dated SA with a bright blade and a 1918 dated SA with the later blued blade. I think that's what you have.

BossmanPJ · Aug 11, 2014

The top one is identical but in way better shape. Thanks.

BossmanPJ · Aug 11, 2014

So with the 1907 date I suppose there is no doubt it is from a 1903 Springfield correct?

ken792 · Aug 11, 2014

Yeah, at the time of production the M1903 would have been the only rifle that could take that bayonet.

Are the grips wood or plastic? Originally they would have been wood.

Rebelwon · Aug 11, 2014

Yep; I have one just like it, and it fits an 03 Springfield like a glove.

ken792 · Aug 11, 2014

A friend of mine has an original M1905 bayonet with leather covered scabbard and wood grips. The interesting part of it however is that it does not fit the M1. The wood grips are a little too fat on the top. While that's not a problem for the 03, the stick a bit too high for the gas tube of the M1. That means that the bayonet was never attached to an M1 and probably did not stick around in the military long enough to be.

BossmanPJ · Aug 11, 2014

Interesting. My grandfather never owned either rifle so it's wierd that he would have it. Must have picked it up somewhere. He did leave me a 760 game master that has never been fired. That's a sweet piece.

chairyland · Aug 11, 2014

Never know what you'll learn reading this forum! I have a similar one that I inherited but it looked shorter than the ones posted above. Turns out that mine is a post-1943 M1905E1 'M1 Bayonet' which is a 10" version of the 16" M1905.

bossmanpj - wikipedia has some more back information on the blades if you are curious: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1905_bayonet

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