Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Nickel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Books & Films FORT WILLIAM in LOCHABER

FORT WILLIAM in LOCHABER

Overall length: 35 3/4”

indicating manufacture at the Royal Small Arms factory at Enfield lock

Many of the jamming systems were developed and tested by Allied scientists associated with the Telecommunications Research Establishment

The MKI we are offering is one of the very few we've ever had

Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Nickel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Books & Films FORT WILLIAM in LOCHABEROriginal 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