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I am a new user on this forum and was recommended by another user to see if any of you have any insites on the US Model 1905 Bayonet.
The one I have was found in the woods at my Uncle's property in Clinton, Indiana. I have done some research on this bayonet and found the following:
This is a US Model 1905 Springfield Bayonet, manufactured in 1942, with scabbard. These were manufactured circa WWII for the US Model 1903-A3 Infantry Rifles. These are factory 16" blades. Scarce PAL Blade Company (PAL) manufacture. Bayonet blade is sharp, latching mechanism is functional, with wood grips.
The M1942 Bayonet was designed to be used with the .30 caliber US Rifle M1, or M1 Garand. The blade is 16 inches (40.6 cm) long and the handle is 4 inches (10.1 cm) long.
The M1942 is an exact copy of the M1905 Bayonet, which was made for the .30 caliber US Rifle Model 1903. Variants of the M1903 rifle were produced during World War I and World War II by Springfield Armory, Remington Arms, Rock Island Arsenal, and Smith-Corona Typewriter.
Interchangeability allowed the M1942 bayonet to be used on any of these M1903 rifles, as well as mounting the earlier M1905 bayonet on World War II Garand rifles.
More M1905 / M1942s were manufactured to keep up with wartime production of the M1 Garand. In 1943, the US Army decided a shorter bayonet would be better, so as many of the M1905/1942s as possible were recalled, had their blades cut down to 10 inches and were reissued. These shortened bayonets, along with the newly made 10-inch bayonets, are called M1 bayonets.
Produced:1942 - 1943
Pal Tool and Blade Produced: 250,000
Length: 20 - inches (49.8 cm)
Blade Length: 16 - inches (40.6 cm)
Now I have looked these up on Ebay along with other sites and all of the ones I have seen have plastic grips. According to my research the original Model 1905 has wood grips and is 16" long before they were recalled and cut down to 10" Because my bayonet is still 16" and has wood grips (unknown if they are original grips), what do you think the value would be (unrestored)?
The one I have was found in the woods at my Uncle's property in Clinton, Indiana. I have done some research on this bayonet and found the following:
This is a US Model 1905 Springfield Bayonet, manufactured in 1942, with scabbard. These were manufactured circa WWII for the US Model 1903-A3 Infantry Rifles. These are factory 16" blades. Scarce PAL Blade Company (PAL) manufacture. Bayonet blade is sharp, latching mechanism is functional, with wood grips.
The M1942 Bayonet was designed to be used with the .30 caliber US Rifle M1, or M1 Garand. The blade is 16 inches (40.6 cm) long and the handle is 4 inches (10.1 cm) long.
The M1942 is an exact copy of the M1905 Bayonet, which was made for the .30 caliber US Rifle Model 1903. Variants of the M1903 rifle were produced during World War I and World War II by Springfield Armory, Remington Arms, Rock Island Arsenal, and Smith-Corona Typewriter.
Interchangeability allowed the M1942 bayonet to be used on any of these M1903 rifles, as well as mounting the earlier M1905 bayonet on World War II Garand rifles.
More M1905 / M1942s were manufactured to keep up with wartime production of the M1 Garand. In 1943, the US Army decided a shorter bayonet would be better, so as many of the M1905/1942s as possible were recalled, had their blades cut down to 10 inches and were reissued. These shortened bayonets, along with the newly made 10-inch bayonets, are called M1 bayonets.
Produced:1942 - 1943
Pal Tool and Blade Produced: 250,000
Length: 20 - inches (49.8 cm)
Blade Length: 16 - inches (40.6 cm)
Now I have looked these up on Ebay along with other sites and all of the ones I have seen have plastic grips. According to my research the original Model 1905 has wood grips and is 16" long before they were recalled and cut down to 10" Because my bayonet is still 16" and has wood grips (unknown if they are original grips), what do you think the value would be (unrestored)?
