m1905 bayonet question

They show up on Ebay and the cronies from time to time. Good ones cost real money too...

Bid on a couple of sets. Your definition of real money is in line with mine. Best hope may be a beater,cutdown, cut up with wooden grips.

Good luck on that one. If I hadn't stumbled on an acquaintance with that 1905 for sale at a gunshow, and a friend thinking it was a repro...I'd still be hunting.

did the marines use a full length bayonet because they are technically part of the navy.

Those were what was available in the beginning. A hold over from the old days. Once user reports came in about them being too long, they sought a way to fix it. First was cutting them down and second was shorter blades. Just using up old equipment.

you may get lucky and find a reasonably priced bayonet with walnut scales but its not common , and you could get one of the cheap repros and canalize the scales but i suspect you will be disappointed in the fit of these as well ,

im thinking you should accept what you have or buy what you want , after all we only get these once , there are many places to seek out what you want , i have some links ill offer if you PM me ,

On the wooden Model 1905 bayonet scales, the early pre WW1 scales have 11 cutter passes per inch while the later scales have 7 cutter passes per inch. Later replacement scales are marked with a drawing number inside, C64036 on the right grip and C64037 on the left grip.

I knew there were different numbers of ridges but didn't know how it worked. I've never seen the number inside. I'm guessing it's stamped not hand written? Like a Butcher bayonet I just had apart? Hand written assembly numbers...

The drawing number inside each (post WW1) grip is stamped and difficult to find and I am sure grips or as the collectors call them scales were mixed during rebuilding.

the full length plastic were fitted till 1942 the cut down M1 versions started 42-43 and the M1s were made 43 on