France, Iii Republic. First War Re-Design Of The M1886 Lebel Épée Needle Point Bayonet United Republic of dark glaze

dark glaze

Footnote: The badge was established in 1930 and awarded to those who met the requirements for "King Shooter" of the Special Voluntary Landstorm

with a handwritten signature of Generalmajor Paul Gurran (Knight’s Cross)

topped by an engraved issue number of “57”

where he was admitted to the Horton (County of London) War Hospital on June 7th and would be treated for the next three weeks

France, Iii Republic. First War Re-Design Of The M1886 Lebel Épée Needle Point Bayonet United Republic of dark glazeThis bayonet features a 517 mm long distinct cruciform pe blade with needle point and is very sharp at the tip, magnetic, with a dark finish, unique for the time as most bayonets were using a knife style, marked with a "B" inside a circle and a "G" inside a circle below on the reverse ricasso, the blade embedded into the heavy steel crossguard that is designed with a ring for placement upon the barrel of a rifle at one end, while the other end has a