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US Military Rifles and Bayonets

The following table lists the most common U.S. military cartridge rifles, their chambering, along with the most common bayonet types used with each. This list is not exhaustive, but is intended as a quick reference that covers the types most commonly encountered by today’s collectors.

A Note Regarding Nomenclature: The blade configuration is listed, in parentheses, following the type. There is no precise dividing line between what blade length constitutes a knife bayonet vs. a sword bayonet. Blades 10-inches or shorter are typically considered knife bayonets.  Blades over 12-inches are typically considered sword bayonets.  Within the 10-12 inch range, terms are not consistently applied.  For purposes of this chart, I have designated any blade over 10 inches as a sword bayonet.

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Rifle

Cartridge

Bayonet (type)

Primary Period of Service

Springfield Rifle M1873 (Trapdoor)

Springfield Carbine M1873 (Trapdoor)

Springfield Rifle M1888 (Trapdoor)
 

.45-70 Government

.45-70 Government

.45-70 Government

M1873 (socket)

None

M1888 (rod bayonet)

1873-1893

1873-1893

1888-1893

Magazine Rifle M1892 (Krag-Jorgensen)

Magazine Rifle M1896 (Krag-Jorgensen

Magazine Carbine M1896
(Krag-Jorgensen)

Magazine Rifle M1898 (Krag-Jorgensen)

Magazine Carbine M1898
(Krag-Jorgensen)

Magazine Carbine M1899
(Krag-Jorgensen)
 

.30 Government (.30-40)

.30 Government (.30-40)

.30 Government (.30-40)


.30 Government (.30-40)

.30 Government (.30-40)


.30 Government (.30-40)

M1892 (sword)

M1892 (sword)

None


M1892 (sword)

None


None

1894-1902

1896-1902

1896-1902


1898-1902

1898-1902


1899-1902

U.S. Rifle M1903

U.S Rifle M1903

U.S. Rifle Model of 1917

U.S Rifle M1903A1

.30 Model 1903 (.30-03)

.30 Model 1906 (.30-06)

.30-06

.30-06

M1903 (rod bayonet)

M1905 (sword)

M1917 (sword)

M1905 (sword)

1903-1906

1906-1945

1917-1918

1930-1945

 

U.S. Rifle M-1 (Garand)






U.S. Carbine M-1

U.S Rifle M1903A3

.30-06






.30 Carbine

.30-06

M1905 (sword)
M-1 (knife)
M1905E1 [cut down M1905] (knife)
M-5 (knife)
M-5A1 (knife)


M-4 (knife)

M1905 (sword)
M-1 (knife)
M1905E1 [cut down M1905] (knife)

 

1936-1957






1942-1964

1942-1945

U.S. Rifle M-14

U.S. Rifle M-16A1

 

7.62 x 51 mm. NATO

5.56 x 45 mm.
(.223 Remington)
 

M-6 (knife)

M-7 (knife)

 

1958-1964

1965-1984

 

U.S. Rifle M-16A2


U.S. Carbine M-4

5.56 x 45 mm.
(.223 Remington)

5.56 x 45 mm.
(.223 Remington)

M-7 (knife)
M-9 (knife)

M-7 (knife)
M-9 (knife)

1985-Present

1994-Present
 

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