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WW1 1886 LEBEL SWORD BAYONET & SCABBARD CRUCIFORM TYPE FRENCH ARMY - $275 (Huntington Beach)
condition:
good
make / manufacturer:
French
model name / number:
Lebel Model 1886 Bayonet
size / dimensions:
20.5" Total 25.75" w/Scab
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This blade was made prior to the Geneva Convention, Tri-blades are illegal according to the Geneva Convention causes to much internal damage.
Lebel Model 1886 Bayonet Serial number 27263 and Scabbard Serial number K77146 Very hard to read.
Description:
Lebel Model 1886 bayonet and scabbard. The bayonet has a spear point, cruciform blade that is attached to a white alloy handle. The down swept hook Quilon cross guard with a muzzle ring is riveted to the tang. A spring loaded locking collar, with a round button latch behind the guard, secures the bayonet via a mortise slot to the rifle barrel lug. The scabbard, with a rectangular frog loop collar 15 mm from the throat, is round and tapers to a ball end. Serial number 27263 is marked on the Quilon.
Blade 20.5"only, Total 25.25"Length No scabbard. Total length with scabbard 25.75