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SOLD SOLD (21/03) **MINT**1908 U.S Army Rock Island Arsenal (RIA) M1905 Bayonet & Early Pattern RIA 1909 Leather Covered Scabbard With T.C.C Factory Inspection Mark (RIA Factory Inspector Thomas C. Carrol). Sn 20104 - 20104 The M1905 bayonet was produced from 1906 to 1922 by Springfield Armoury and Rock Island Arsenal (RIA). The blade and handle frame were forged as a single piece with a wide, square-shaped fuller. The ribbed hand grips were made of walnut and attached to the handle with a screw. The screw also held the catch mechanism, manipulated with a button under the crossguard, that was used to fix the bayonet to the rifle's bayonet lug. In mid-1941, it was decided to restart production of the M1905 bayonet. To simplify production, these later bayonets had handles with black or dark red ribbed grips, made of phenol formaldehyde resin, the earliest type of synthetic plastic. Production was scheduled to begin in January 1942, but the first bayonets were not delivered until April, with quantity deliveries not beginning until the summer of 1942. Despite initial setbacks, the M1905 bayonet was manufactured in sufficient numbers to keep up with the widespread introduction of the new M1 Garand rifle in 1942. By the end of 1942, all six manufacturers had changed the shape of their fullers to a narrower, round-bottomed shape. The later version of the M1905 bayonet with plastic grips is sometimes referred to as the "M1942" by collectors and historians. This is a very scarce, near mint 1908 dated M1905 Bayonet made by ‘RIA’. The 45 cm long polished steel blade with fullers is stamped by the maker (RIA’ above Frankford arsenal ignited grenade mark and date 1908. The reverse has ‘US’ army acceptance mark and number ‘119167’ . The correct, excellent walnut grips are ribbed & correctly held by a single screw. The bayonet has the correct press button at the cross guard which releases the locking catch on the rifle and also holds the bayonet firmly in the scabbard. The scabbard in excellent order is the early pattern of heavy leather sewn over a wooden frame with brass rivets and this has a double hook arrangement used on all subsequent American bayonets. The brown leather is stamped stamped ‘R.I.A. 1909 (date) & T.C.C (RIA factory inspector Thomas C. Carrol’s mark). A real collector’s piece. The price includes U.K. delivery. Sn 20104
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