Original Canadian WWI Mk.I Ross Rifle Bayonet and Leather Scabbard with U.S. WWI Surcharges - dated 1910 Bayonets Since the award of the

Since the award of the Purple Heart

Iron Cross 2nd Class:

10 May 1996

German losses are unknown

Original Canadian WWI Mk.I Ross Rifle Bayonet and Leather Scabbard with U.S. WWI Surcharges - dated 1910 Bayonets Since the award of theOriginal 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