Description
The ENGAGEMENT of Capt
the best parts of this bayonet are the USGI inscriptions on the blade that read as follows:
Simply constructed using the principal of a bicycle pump one only hopes these did some good during those trying times
any play in the construction - though it may affect pointof- strike - would not compromise safety
This wonderful example was made in 1891 and is marked on the left side of the receiver
Original French WWI Lebel M.1866/93/16 Needle Bayonet with Rare All Steel Hilt and Scabbard British Antique Guns The ENGAGEMENT of CaptOriginal Item: Very few available. I. M. A. has received a small delivery of these exceptionally rare bayonets. First introduced in 1886 with a white alloy hilt and hooked quillon, this bayonet was further developed with new versions in 1893 and 1907, which was a brass hilted version without quillon. In 1916 this VERY RARE STEEL HILTED version was introduced. Known as the "Roseallie" for the cross entry wound this weapon made. Features a 20 1 2 inch