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James K · June 16, 2001, 08:52 PM

The Model 1905 bayonet, with a 16" blade, was the original bayonet for the M1903, and some were still in use in WWII. Many of the older bayonets were cut to a 10" blade length in the WWII period, and a new bayonet with a 10" blade, called the Bayonet, M1, was introduced. All three bayonets will fit the M1903, M1903A3, and M1 rifles, although the M1905 bayonet was never issued with the M1 rifle. (The Model 1917 had its own bayonet.)

The M1907 leather sling was used with the M1903 and M1903A3 for most of the WWII period, but the web sling as used on the M1 was also issued with the older rifles.

Jim

June 16, 2001, 08:52 PM	#3
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	The Model 1905 bayonet, with a 16" blade, was the original bayonet for the M1903, and some were still in use in WWII. Many of the older bayonets were cut to a 10" blade length in the WWII period, and a new bayonet with a 10" blade, called the Bayonet, M1, was introduced. All three bayonets will fit the M1903, M1903A3, and M1 rifles, although the M1905 bayonet was never issued with the M1 rifle. (The Model 1917 had its own bayonet.) The M1907 leather sling was used with the M1903 and M1903A3 for most of the WWII period, but the web sling as used on the M1 was also issued with the older rifles. Jim