Original U.S. WWI M1917 Enfield British P1913 Bayonet by Remington with Vietnam War M1917 Trench Gun Scabbard

Original Item: Only One Available. At the start of WWI the British adopted the P-1914 Enfield rifle, which was made in the United States in .303 caliber, together with its sword bayonet designated by the British as the P-1913. Once the Americans joined the war in 1917 it was found that there was a great shortage of bayonets for their .30-06 Enfield rifle, known as the M1917. The rifle was identical to the P1914, except chambered for the U.S. .30-06 cartridge. This resulted in the War Department in Washington helping themselves to British marked P-13 bayonets awaiting shipment to Europe. Here is such an example, made by REMINGTON ARMS CO, still showing P-1913 and the manufacture date of 1 17 with the markings on the other side too faint to read. The bayonet also appears to now have a "parkerized" finish, which may indicate reissue for use during WWII, when the Trench Shotguns were still very popular. The bayonet comes with a 1960s Vietnam War-Issue scabbard, with a "Tennite" thermopasti