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I like to say that I am not a huge military blade collector, but I seem to be unable to pass up any US bayonet or fighting knife that comes my way. I particularly like the pre-WWII long bayonets and will pretty much buy any that I come across if they are decently priced. That being said, asking prices for un altered M1905 bayonets have gone through the roof and are increasingly harder to find where the seller isn't asking a small fortune. Even those made for M1917 rifles and trench guns have become rather expensive.
While it has been a while since I have picked up any new ones, I recently scored a couple WWII made M1905's and along with them, a somewhat rare fencing bayonet made early in the twentieth century.
American Fork and Hoe
Second isn't exactly a M1905, it's a US Navy Mk1 training bayonet. These are extremely hard to find with an intact muzzle ring and I feel very lucky to have scored this one.
Third one is kind of an oddball. It is a Type III fencing bayonet made to teach new recruits bayonet fencing. Made from M1855 bayonets reshaped to have a flat blade (instead of triangular) and drawn out with a circular tip, filled with a wooden plug and covered in leather. They were used with modified .58 and .50 caliber muskets, cut down and with the hammer removed. This one has a 1905 date on the RIA made leather cover.
While it has been a while since I have picked up any new ones, I recently scored a couple WWII made M1905's and along with them, a somewhat rare fencing bayonet made early in the twentieth century.
American Fork and Hoe
Second isn't exactly a M1905, it's a US Navy Mk1 training bayonet. These are extremely hard to find with an intact muzzle ring and I feel very lucky to have scored this one.
Third one is kind of an oddball. It is a Type III fencing bayonet made to teach new recruits bayonet fencing. Made from M1855 bayonets reshaped to have a flat blade (instead of triangular) and drawn out with a circular tip, filled with a wooden plug and covered in leather. They were used with modified .58 and .50 caliber muskets, cut down and with the hammer removed. This one has a 1905 date on the RIA made leather cover.
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