Posted this on CMP forum as well. Younger son visited a local pawn shop last Saturday to buy some ammo and called me to say they had a "Springfield 16" bayonet setup" for an insanely low price. Needless to say, I went to see. It was a 1906-dated M1905 with the original canvas scabbard. The set looks its age. Possible WW1 bring-back? There is some light rust on the blade (easily corrected). It appears as though it was never parked. Locking mechanism works fine. Wooden (smooth) grips. The scabbard needs the most work. The scabbard appears to have been painted a dark color at one time, and the upper half is painted white, but it looks like someone was "playing" with painting it and stopped.

My biggest question is what can I remove the paint with without damaging the scabbard? Citri-strip?

The best part of this is that it was less than $50.