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

40 along with maker code cox and 1944 date stamp

- It was worn attached to the saddle of the horse

The rifle comes complete with all matched serial numbers 32050 on all locations

On the right side just below the rear end of the cartridge tube is a cutout for a wire apparatus

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