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45 caliber Springfield rifles, with the barrel shortened and weighted to simulate the length and handling properties of the M1903 Springfield rifle. Scabbard (Throat): Canadian broad arrow proofmarkįencing bayonet used with fencing muskets constructed from. Scabbard (Near Tip): "1909 RRC" and Canadian broad arrow proofmark Pommel (Left): Canadian broad arrow proofmark and "08, a "crown8" inspector mark, and "10-09" Pommel (Right): "Ross Rifle Co." over "Quebec" over "Patented 1907" However, this example is exactly as it left the Ross Rifle Co., Quebec, Canada factory in 1909.Īccording to the late Anthony Carter, replacement scabbards were made by the Hugh Carson Company Ltd. Many Ross bayonets had their blade profile drastically altered during WW I to provide a sharper point. This bayonet and scabbard were both accepted into U.S. They were marked with "U.S." and the Ordnance Dept. These were intended for use in troop training due to the shortage of rifles and bayonets during the First World War. Government purchased 20,000 Ross rifles and bayonets from Canada. The groove for the spring is visible in one of the photos at left.īoth bayonet and scabbard have matching dates (1909) and bear the Canadian "broad arrow" acceptance marks showing that they were accepted for Canadian military service. A flat spring was inserted inside the muzzle ring to remedy problems with the bayonet separating from the rifle. This is an early Mk. I example, with the extended muzzle ring and the pinned pommel. Knife bayonet for use on the Canadian Ross. These are commonly associated with New York surplus dealer, Francis Bannerman, due to their listing in early Bannerman catalogs (ca. Made of cast-iron and sporting a thick coat of dark paint, this small socket bayonet has a blunted point, as it was made only for drill and parade use. Socket bayonet for use with non-firing cadet (Quaker) rifles made for military schools for young boys. Baumbach, whom records indicate began employment at the Arsenal in 1899. The “F.P.B.” marking identifies leather goods inspector, F.P. This example was made at Rock Island Arsenal in 1907. Leather belt protector to enable wearing the early (pre-1910) M1905 bayonet scabbard with the leather garrison belt. Scabbard: "R.I.A." over "1907" and "J.N.S." (unknown leather goods inspector at Rock Is. Ricasso: "RIA" over ordnance bomb over "1907" and "US" over "94061" identifies the leather goods inspector, John Nicholas Schmidt.
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Totally original specimens such as this example are scarce.Īccording to the Rock Island Arsenal Museum, "J.N.S. The vast majority of M1905 bayonets and scabbards were reworked and altered during the two world wars. As evidenced by the markings, the bayonet and scabbard have likely been together continuously since manufacture in 1907. It is in as-issued condition, with a brightly polished blade and the rawhide-covered wooden scabbard with the Model 1903 type II belt attachment. This example was made in 1907 at Rock Island Arsenal. Many different scabbard variations were produced over the nearly 40 year service life. The likely figure is somewhere around 1.5 or 1.6 million.Ī second production run occurred 1942–1943. Records do not agree on how many were produced. The first production run occurred at the national armories: There were two distinct production runs of M1905 bayonets. The M1892 bayonet was seen as too short for the M1903 rifle, so a longer bayonet was designed (the M1892 bayonet mounts to the M1903 rifle just fine). The M1905 bayonet was also used with the M1 Garand and M1903A3 rifles.