Originally Posted by
Misfit-45
All SA 1905s had serial numbers throughout production, from 1906 to 1922. Most RIAs dated 1906 will not have serial numbers, but a few did. After 1906, all RIA bayonets had serial numbers.
Marv
Thank you for the RIA reference. I own a 1909 RIA cut down with bowie point.
Phillip McGregor (OFC)
"I am neither a fire arms nor a ballistics expert, but I was a combat infantry officer in the Great War, and I absolutely know that the bullet from an infantry rifle has to be able to shoot through things." General Douglas MacArthur