Original French WWI Lebel M.1886/93/07/16 Rare Steel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Scabbard Spade Grip Assembly almost complete with just a

almost complete with just a few small moth nips

with the studs showing some oxidation

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Original French WWI Lebel M.1886/93/07/16 Rare Steel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Scabbard Spade Grip Assembly almost complete with just aOriginal 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 would that