Original French M1874 Gras Bayonet by St. Étienne with Scabbard - dated 1879 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets A nice regimentally marked Ersatz

A nice regimentally marked Ersatz Bayonet Type EB7 complete with scabbard

She was berthed at the James River Reserve Fleet in Fort Eustis

which still its original Flintlock brass mounts

showing old pitting stains but fully operational and ready to display

This means that these fittings were made specifically to fit this blade

Original French M1874 Gras Bayonet by St. Étienne with Scabbard - dated 1879 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets A nice regimentally marked ErsatzOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice early example of the long bladed bayonet for the French Fusil Modle 1874 "Gras" Rifle, first developed as a cartridge conversion of their Chassepot Fusil modle 1866 Needle Fire Rifle. The attachment dimensions were the same as the Chassepot, so the original "Yataghan" saber bayonets also fit, but the more modern straight design with the reinforced spine had superior penetrating power against any