Original French WWI Lebel M.1886/93/16 Steel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Russian Air Force and Broad Arrow stamp of

and Broad Arrow stamp of THE BOARD OF ORDNANCE with all its finish having been painstakingly polished away

then a Captain in the Royal Navy

Design may depend on regiment or service branch

with a good portion of the original texture

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Original French WWI Lebel M.1886/93/16 Steel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Russian Air Force and Broad Arrow stamp ofOriginal 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