Original Very Rare Belgian M-1848 Thouvenin Percussion Rifle Bayonet with Brass Hilt - dated 1852 Rear Sight Assembly and patinated like the scabbard

and patinated like the scabbard

Gefreiter is an enlisted rank equivalent to approximately a Lance Corporal

The flag measures approximately 38" x 29"

internal parts

A combination propellant and initiating charge was located in the end assembly

Original Very Rare Belgian M-1848 Thouvenin Percussion Rifle Bayonet with Brass Hilt - dated 1852 Rear Sight Assembly and patinated like the scabbardOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are very rare! This is a bayonet for the relatively short lived Belgian M 1848 Thouvenin 17. 5mm Percussion rifle, a "pillar breech" system firearm. This design was a fore runner of the Mini ball system, and was intended to aid the lead projectile's grip on the rifling grooves. The barrel featured a "pillar" in the chamber, and when loaded, the ramming action would deform the bullet when it hit the pillar,