Description
sitting on top of forest green wool backing
thick construction
vertical pin with a sheet metal hinge and a flat wire catch
moderate discolouration on insignia
it is considered a predecessor of the Legion of Honour
France, Iii Republic. First War Re-Design Of The M1886 Lebel Épée Needle Point Bayonet Auction sitting on top of forestThis bayonet features a 517 mm long distinct cruciform pe blade with needle point and is very sharp at the tip, magnetic, with a dark finish, unique for the time as most bayonets were using a knife style, marked with a "B" inside a circle and a "G" inside a circle below on the reverse ricasso, the blade embedded into the heavy steel crossguard that is designed with a ring for placement upon the barrel of a rifle at one end, while the other end has a