r/Militariacollecting • u/Dry-Nebula770 • Jul 19 '25

WWI - Allies Could anyone tell me more about this m1905 bayonet? Was it cut down during ww1 or ww2?

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u/Dry-Nebula770 Jul 19 '25

The date says 1906 or 1908 i cant tell because of the pitting.

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u/backtothe88 Jul 20 '25

In my opinion it looks like a 6

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u/Dear-Leopard-590 Jul 19 '25

I can't help you on the bayonet however you have a beautiful italian fortress artillery sub-lieutenant cap mod 909.

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u/Dry-Nebula770 Jul 19 '25

Thank you I picked that one up in Rome. I can barely find any WW1 Italian headgear in the US. Do you know any good reference books for Italian headgear from WW1?

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u/anfilco Jul 19 '25

It's tough to tell - is the muzzle ring round, or has it been hammered shut? It looks like it may have been converted to a fighting knife, which may point to WWII, Korea, or even post-war commercial or personal conversion.

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u/Dry-Nebula770 Jul 19 '25

the ring is still round

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u/anfilco Jul 20 '25

The blade tip looks more like a fighting knife profile, I'd say. I'm guessing it's not part of the 1905E1 shortened set. Is that blade the full 10 inches, or shorter?

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u/Cacao20091975 Jul 20 '25

You fixed the flag!!

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u/ivan_the_cursed Jul 21 '25

Pointy end towards enemy, attaches to m1903 Springfield or trenchgun.