A US Army Model 1909 fencing bayonet, the training pattern used for bayonet drill rather than combat. The 1909 designation is the Army's model year for this pattern, and the leather sleeve covers it so it can be used in drill. The leather covering is marked R.I.A. and is in good condition. It is sold used.

A fencing bayonet is a training piece, made so soldiers could drill bayonet technique without a live blade, and the leather covering is the feature that marks it as such. For a Delaware collector of United States military training gear, the R.I.A. marking on leather that is still in good condition is the main draw. It displays well alongside a period rifle or with other early-twentieth-century American issue equipment.

Key features

• US Army Model 1909 fencing bayonet
• Training pattern for bayonet drill
• Leather covering marked R.I.A.
• Good condition, sold used

It ships to your door in Delaware; a training bayonet needs no FFL.