Original Canadian WWI Mk.I Ross Rifle Bayonet and Scabbard with U.S. WWI Surcharges - Dated 1909 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns Regiment in 1916

Regiment in 1916

since the earlier reconnaissance version the J1N1-C

The tassel is faded and worn

The blade is quite heavy

Original Canadian WWI Mk.I Ross Rifle Bayonet and Scabbard with U.S. WWI Surcharges - Dated 1909 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns Regiment in 1916Original Item: Only One Available. The Ross rifle is a straight pull bolt action . 303 inch caliber rifle that was produced in Canada from 1903 until 1918. The Ross Mk. II (or "model 1905") rifle was highly successful in target shooting before World War I, but the close chamber tolerances, lack of primary extraction and overall length made the Mk. III (or "1910") Ross rifle unsuitable for the conditions of trench warfare, exacerbated by the often poor