French MAS 36/29 Paratrooper Rifle Needle Bayonet: Unissued Hand Select:Yes and are a very significant

and are a very significant stage in artillery development

Each belt has a brass leader at each end

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French MAS 36/29 Paratrooper Rifle Needle Bayonet: Unissued Hand Select:Yes and are a very significantOriginal Item: In 1936 the French Army adopted the MAS 36 bolt action rifle, which carried a needle bayonet, 17'' in length, stored in the reverse position inside the fore stock of the rifle. For use it was simply reversed with the long needle blade extended in front of the rifle muzzle. Great quantities were issued and in 1939. With WW2 looming, the French adopted an interesting folding stock version with a hollowed aluminum stock that folded forward