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 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

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

For all practical purposes

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

He is wearing his Naval uniform

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 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICEOriginal 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