Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet by Rock Island Arsenal with WWII M3 Scabbard - dated 1918 Flintlocks The Fallschirmjäger were the paratrooper

The Fallschirmjäger were the paratrooper branch of the German Luftwaffe before and during World War II

Transfer orders from the 68th Infantry division stating Becker was being assigned to the 775th TD Battalion

The division was formed through the expansion of Kampfgruppe Eicke

with correct shell stamping on the rear of the skirt: 2 1965

Original U.S. WWI & WWII M1905 Springfield 16" Rifle Bayonet by Rock Island Arsenal with WWII M3 Scabbard - dated 1918 Flintlocks The Fallschirmjäger were the paratrooperOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition U. S. M1905 bayonet dated 1918, originally made during the WWI period for the M1903 Springfield Rifle, which was then reissued in WWII for the M1 Garand Rifle. It is fitted with a WWII Issue M3 scabbard. The Garand was designed to take the same blade bayonet as the M1903 Springfield rifle, so at the beginning of the war they were issued with bayonets originally made for those rifles.