[firearms inst.]

Interesting fact..
When the O3 Springfield was first developed they were designed to take the Krag bayonet.

Althouh not correct I have one that goes right onto my 1944 Remington O3A3. The 1905s and cut downs fit good too!

[rondog]

I sure wish they were still as common and cheap as they were when I was a kid! I remember 45 years ago the local surplus store had boxes of 'em, all kinds. I recently bought a cut-down Springfield bayo for my M1, and it cost a fortune.

[firearms inst.]

You are absolutely right about the prices. I have seen the originals going for $300 and the cut downs arent cheap either. Sportsmans Guide recently had some nice reproductions of the long 1905s for under $100 but the scabbards were a lot too.

I was able to get a few cut downs imported from Denmark for about $20 a piece about 5 years ago.

[big boomer]

Just a point of fact the first bayo for the o3 was a rod but it could be bent easy so they switched to the knife style and no rod ones (or very few ) are left

[firearms inst.]

I wonder what one of those original rods would be worth. How long were they? Seems like kind of a crazy idea

[hydraulic]

President Theodore Roosevelt didn't like the ramrod bayonet, either. He was instrumental in getting it changed. The long 1905 bayonet was intended to make the 1903 rifle the same length (with bayonet) as the Krag with its shorter bayonet.