Description
The finish is silver with a lovely patina
As Fox Company passed through the congested streets
Most probably from the CONGO RIVER AREA
and it remains a highlight of any D-Day-related tour of Normandy
Production Life:
Original German Captured French M1842 Saber Bayonet Reissued in Regimentally Marked Ersatz Scabbard Uniforms The finish is silver withOriginal item: One of a Kind. Here is a very interesting French M 1842 brass hilted Saber bayonet, captured by the Prussians in the Franco Prussian War of 1871 and pressed into German service thereafter. These bayonets were originally for a . 71 caliber M1829 46 Mousqueton de Artillerie (Artillery Carbine), and continued in French service for decades afterwards, with the last issued gun being the M1859 Mini Carbine (Mini Rifle). The bayonet is in fine