I picked this odd item up yesterday at a yard sale and the gentleman informed me that he purchased it at an antique store in Gettysburg decades ago.  When I saw it standing against a table I assumed it was some type of raining rifle and he explained to me that it dates back to the Spanish American War and was used for bayonet training. Therefore the original “rubber duck”.  It was made to resemble a Krag rifle with a fixed bayonet and it stands 60” tall. It also has a small leather sack attached to the tip. If it was placed there to offer protection to the OPFOR soldier it wasn’t much. It also had metal weights implanted to make it the same weight as a Krag rifle. I have no idea how rare this item happens to be. With that said the only information I found on line was that one sold on IMA and the information the gentleman gave me on the item was in fact correct.  He also sold it to me for a whopping $20 so it was a rather easy decision to buy it.  With all that said I think it’s is pretty odd as well as cool!  What do you think? 

In former iteration it may have been a M1905 bayonet, from WW1 to early WW2.   My .02   hyrax222

Thanks Linedoggie, makes sense. 

Anniversary badges are another type of “Special Event” badge, along with Presidential Inaugurals, Memorials, Millennium, etc.

I just consider it damage, but deliberately so. Top two look like the side of a file, the bottom looks like a blade- do two different events?   

Garand bayo?

I bought this at the flea market this morning for $10. Aluminum handle, 7 inch blade, 12 inches overall. The blade is pretty thick at the hilt. No ID to the owner, when or where.  My questions relates to what type bayonet or sword donated their blade to this knife. Anybody got an idea? Knowing that I can probably back in to what theater it was made in. The search for a vintage knife sheath begins. Thanks!  

The chinstraps are not US, they are European clones.

Merci Cobra  6 Réel  oui ont peut considérer cet objet comme tel, merci d’ avoir jeté un œil sur le sujet et pour votre commentaire ! 

Looks like a good German-made patch to me.  I like the type of bullion used.