Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Nickel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Empire Edged Weapons It has a leather liner

It has a leather liner

There is only very minor age toning to the white circle

was divided up and the crews sent to various locations for additional training to overcome their apparent deficiencies

it is based on the "Enactment for the re-introduction of the Iron Cross" of 1 September 1939

although one of these is missing as well

Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Nickel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Empire Edged Weapons It has a leather linerOriginal 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 "pe" blade, which remained a feature of most French bayonets until 1956. This was intended to create such a terrible wound that