Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Nickel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Antique Cartridge Firearms Which literally translated means: To

Which literally translated means: To the heroic people of the USSR Russian War Relief USA

Silver shoulder boards with scales

Measures 26 inches long

He then married an heiress named Copley in 1886 and took the name "BEWICKE-COPLEY" in 1892

6% antimony

Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Nickel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Antique Cartridge Firearms Which literally translated means: ToOriginal 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