Original Canadian WWI Mk.I Ross Rifle Bayonet and Scabbard with U.S. WWI Surcharges - dated 1909 Russian Issue Equipment Serial number 5005 is stamped

Serial number 5005 is stamped on the barrel behind of the rear sight and also on the receiver top

These are the typical detailed photographs but no two will be alike

now-iconic issue #12 of the Japanese "magazine" or book Suit Up

so-called because of a reputation for losing a high number aircraft and crews

Original Canadian WWI Mk.I Ross Rifle Bayonet and Scabbard with U.S. WWI Surcharges - dated 1909 Russian Issue Equipment Serial number 5005 is stampedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Ross rifle is a straight pull bolt action . 303 inch calibre 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