Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Brass Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard and Frog Category_Fusee Spring & Cover partly faded but once marked:-

partly faded but once marked:-  BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS TRADE in a circle around a Crown over the B

This fine example with excellent complete liner and chinstrap has original period colored camouflage textured paint in yellow

The rifle is in near excellent condition with great amounts of the original finish remaining and looks as if it has come right out of very long term storage

The back of the badge is maker marked in very small letters:

Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Brass Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard and Frog Category_Fusee Spring & Cover partly faded but once marked:-Original 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 blade, which remained a feature of most French bayonets until 1956. This was intended to create such a terrible would that because