Original British Yataghan Sword Bayonet by Reeves for the Kynoch Centerfire Converted M1873 Chassepot Rifle Category_Brunswick Guns The cross guard is slightly

The cross guard is slightly curved back

As the war progressed the design was simplified to use less cowhide

the Allied invasion of French North Africa

- Touln-Troyon

The long hours of boredom under the surface earth (in the trenches) led to much trench art production but although once plentiful items like this one are not often encountered today

Original British Yataghan Sword Bayonet by Reeves for the Kynoch Centerfire Converted M1873 Chassepot Rifle Category_Brunswick Guns The cross guard is slightlyOriginal Item: Only One available. In the 1870's the French Needle fire Rifle adopted in 1866 was replaced by the M. 1874 centerfire cartridge GRAS Rifle. Many Chassepot rifles were converted to the new cartridge, and the British firm of KYNOCH, best known for its ammunition manufacture jumped into this program. The result was essentially a British version of the French Gras Rifle, however KYNOCH guns operated and presented better. Sales however were