The "cut down" scabbards didn't have the notches under the steel throat. That's how you can tell.

You give 6 manufacturers, but don't include SA (Springfield Armory). I have a 1908 production bayonet marked S A, cut down to 10", without any of the other marks you mention.

Cheers mate enjoyed your video 👍

The back pointed blade is sometimes known as the cavalry version,but there is no concrete evidence to support this.

I have a m1905 bayonet with a ww2 scabbard 16 inch blade

The "serial number" on the croosguard is not a US thing. It is greek or from some other country.

4:08 Does the 3 million mean, 2 million M1 bayonets and 1 million cut down M1s from m1905s? Are the uncut M1905s not part of that 3 million? 5:28 Wilde Tool is the only company who did not produce the M1 bayonet, they produced the longer M1905 which is the 4% production,. The WT company had so much problems during the production of the M1905s that they did not get the contract to produce the M1 bayonet. The task of shortening the bayonets are done by any of the companies, so a blade made by AFH can be cut by UFH, some companies did mark the bayonets they cut. It is impractical to collect and sort the M1905 bayonets by manufacturer and return them to the original maker just to be cut down. This means that there are cut down M1 bayonets made by WT from the m1905s, they were just cut by a different company. 6:46 PAL also marked other parts of the bayonet they produced with a P, you can find a P on the guard and the bayonet catch.

My UFH M1 only has a letter H on the handle?

cool review and spot the refrece well goodbye broadway hello france

Have one of these and wanted to sell

Do you know who made the greek ones there very good quality and sharpen up to a razor edge? Thanks!

My M1 does not lock when in the scabbard?