I have several M1905 bayonets and all but one are SA. All the SA's have a prominant blue line ahead of the guard but the RIA does not. I went looking on the internet for RIA bayonets to see if this was a trait of RIA or if the RAI bayonet I have has the blue worn away. The rest of the handle metal is a plum brown color. I could not find one RIA that showed a blue line ahead of the guard like the SA bayonets.
Can anyone verify this?
Thanks,
Robert