Description
Original WW2 era M1905 bayonet manufactured in 1942 by Oneida Ltd (marked OL on ricasso); scarce uncut 16″-blade specimen in rare practically unused condition. A scarce bayonet type in general – mid-war most of the original M1905 bayonets were cut-down and re-furbished as the “short pattern” 10-inch blade bayonets often referred to as M1942. Oneida Ltd produced just 235,000 M1905 bayonets before was it dropped from the bayonet program altogether in November 1943. Oneida had asked the War Department to be released from the bayonet manufacture program as it could not keep its workers steadily employed because of the erratic nature of recalling bayonets for shortening. Most of Oneida’s original “long” bayonets have been shortened during the war; uncut OL M1905s are hard to come by nowadays, especially in unused condition.
This is a well-made bayonet with crisp lines and a well-defined edge; ricasso is sharply stamped OL / US “flaming bomb”/ 1942 on one side; a weak old-style round “crossed cannons” cartouche stamp on the other. This bayonet is only slightly used; the blade has been gently re-sharpened, it is very sharp still; the tip is intact. No typical ding marks on the spine or the muzzle ring; the pommel is excellent with no contact marks. Original black plastic handle grips are near-perfect; all handle parts are tight with no play. The scabbard/bayonet release mechanism is excellent and 100% functional. This specimen is in better than average condition for the type.
The bayonet is about 20-3/8″ / 51.7 cm overall; the blade is about 15-3/4″ / 40 cm. This M1905 comes with super-rare “lazy S” type scabbard made by Detroit Gasket Company – the scabbard throat is marked with a large mark that looks like a sideways “S” below the flaming ball. The “letter” is actually not a “lazy S” but rather the misapplied Detroit Gasket Co. logo – a “D” connected to and over a “G”. During the manufacturing somehow the marking got reversed. If seen correctly, the connected “D” and “G” letters are perfectly clear. Detroit Gasket Co. made a very limited quantity of these scabbards using a completely different technology for their composite materials; a rare find these days. Overall, this rare WW2 Oneida M1905 bayonet / Detroit Gasket scabbard set is in very much serviceable condition still; you will not be disappointed. A desirable and highly collectible type; these uncut OL M1905 are rare this nice and complete.
This scarce WW2 Oneida M1905 bayonet has not been cleaned or tampered with in any way, it is in 100% original “as is” condition. These are the actual photos; Garand clips are not included with the lot 😉 I have a few scarce WW1 and WW2 bayonets, fighting knives, daggers and trench knives available for sale – please take a look in my store’s Militaria section.
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