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Inthis listing we have a very good+ condition original WWI French LebelM1886 bayonet and scabbard with matching numbers and battle damage.It is uncut and unmodified, and the bayonet and scabbard havematching numbers. Great World War I artifact. It is perfect for theserious military memorabilia collector.
Approximatedimensions:
Bayonet with scabbard on: 25 3/4 inches long
Bayonetunsheathed: 25 1/8 inches long
Blade:20 1/2 inches long
Scabbard:21 inches long
Thisbayonet has a brass hilt and the latest press stud as used duringWW1. The handle has some rust. This model of the M1886 bayonet wasdesigned and made without a quillon. The blade is cruciform-shaped.See pictures for details.
Battledamage: the steel scabbard sports an impressive oblong hole caused by bullet/shrapnel impact. There is a correspondingnick on the bayonet blade itself. See pictures for details.
Moregeneral information about this bayonet and scabbard can be found inMartin Brayley\'s \"An Illustrated History Of Bayonets\" book,pages 71-73)
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