Bayonet for Lebel rifle, 1886 model, French (c 1914)

Title	Bayonet for Lebel rifle, 1886 model
Nationality	French
Period	c 1914

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This is the first pattern Lebel bayonet. Unfortunately, a somewhat scruffy example with a slight bend to the base of the scabbard and corrosion, now mostly cleaned off, to both the steel parts of the hilt and the blade. Some bruising to the gun metal hilt. The usual French marks.

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[Edged Weapons : Bayonets : French : 20th Century]

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