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SPRINGFIELD ARMORY
Edged Weapon Survey Data
by Thomas J. Wiltzius
 
M-1905 Bayonet
(Rock Island)
 
Year Production* Low Serial No. High Serial No.
1906 2,000 (a) 82,658**
1907 80,000 76,848 118,399
1908 24,702 122,192 138,035
1909 26,267 141,994 167,176
1910 33,850 168,472 190,731
1911 22,352 192,037 217,089
1912 22,664 218,904 234,211
1913 18,855 236,710 245,132
1914 2,000    
1915 NONE    
1916 NONE    
1917 400 250,327 305,130**
1918 36,500 304,577 428,135**
1919 91,100 313,051** 429,934
1920 99,500    
1921 NONE    
1922 NONE    

* Production figures are drawn from research by the author and authenticated through American Military Bayonets of the 20th Century, by Gary M. Cunningham. (a) Rock Island Arsenal did not serial number bayonets made in 1906. However, a very few 1906 dated Rock Island bayonets have been found that have serial numbers mixed in the eary 1907 serial number range. This suggests that at the start of fiscal year 1907 (July 1, 1906), Rock Island Arsenal began to put serial numbers on mixed batch of 1907 blades and remaining 1906 dated blades.


** Indicates where serial number are known to overlap the presented (lowest known) serial number of the following year. This was caused when bayonets were dated at the end of the calendar year, then stored for straightening, inspection and stamping with a serial number. At the beginning of the calendar year, when bayonets in production were stamped with the new year’s date and sent to storage, it appears that some of the more recent bayonets were brought out before the slightly older ones.

Low/High serial numbers that differ from observations of Wm. Brophy, as published in "The Springfield 1903 Rifle", are from research in progress by author

3-18-2007