Original French WWI Lebel M.1886/93/16 Steel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Russian Air Force then a Captain in the

then a Captain in the Royal Navy

The 30th Regiment of Foot was raised in 1702 as LORD CASTLETON'S REGIMENT OF FOOT

The map is in very good  condition

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

This all-purpose entrenching tool was also used as a mine probe once the #4 spike bayonet was attached as well as for hand-to-hand combat

Original French WWI Lebel M.1886/93/16 Steel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Russian Air Force then a Captain in theOriginal 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