Original Canadian WWI Mk.I Ross Rifle Bayonet Unit Marked to 31st Battalion with Scabbard and U.S. WWI Surcharges - Dated 1908 U.S. Navy Reportedly only around 1200 rifles

Reportedly only around 1200 rifles were made with this extremely long barrel

Overall condition is good with fold lines

though it definitely shows age

This was a standard early NVA sub machine-gun

Sergeant Chevrons on each arm and three overseas service bars on left sleeve indication 18+ months in overseas service

Original Canadian WWI Mk.I Ross Rifle Bayonet Unit Marked to 31st Battalion with Scabbard and U.S. WWI Surcharges - Dated 1908 U.S. Navy Reportedly only around 1200 riflesOriginal 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