Complex sentence: A 16.5-inch blade bayonet, the M1917 bayonet was produced for use on the rifle; it was later used on several other small arms including the M97 and M12 trench shotguns and early M1 Garands.
Split into simpler sentences: A 16.5-inch blade bayonet, the M1917 bayonet was produced for use on the rifle. It would later be used on several other small arms like the M97 and M12 trench shotguns and early M1 Garands.