Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Brass Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard and Frog French Flags smooth cylindrical pattern

smooth cylindrical pattern

Based faithfully on the Imperial French issues

though there is no major damage to the edge

Soldier Miyake Ichiin

Produced by the Ball & Williams Company of Worcester between 1862 and 1865

Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Brass Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard and Frog French Flags smooth cylindrical patternOriginal Item: Only One Available. Known affectionately as Rosalie to French troops, the M1886 was the French mainstay during WWI and many were still in service at the Fall of France in 1940. The Lebel also saw extensive use worldwide by native troops in the French colonies. The M1886 introduced the distinctive cruciform blade, which remained a feature of most French bayonets until 1956. This was intended to create such a terrible would that because