Original Very Rare Belgian M-1848 Thouvenin Percussion Rifle Bayonet with Brass Hilt - dated 1852 Rear Sight Assembly the fixed-stock version was introduced

the fixed-stock version was introduced into active service with selected units of the Soviet Army

Gefreiter is an enlisted rank equivalent to approximately a Lance Corporal

From the great named Optics Collection IMA received in 2018

with the main issue being the damage to the latches of the case

dark reddish brown

Original Very Rare Belgian M-1848 Thouvenin Percussion Rifle Bayonet with Brass Hilt - dated 1852 Rear Sight Assembly the fixed-stock version was introducedOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are very rare! This is a bayonet for the relatively short lived Belgian M 1848 Thouvenin 17. 5mm Percussion rifle, a "pillar breech" system firearm. This design was a fore runner of the Mini ball system, and was intended to aid the lead projectile's grip on the rifling grooves. The barrel featured a "pillar" in the chamber, and when loaded, the ramming action would deform the bullet when it hit the pillar,