Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Nickel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Breda M-37 If you wish to shoot

If you wish to shoot it please have it tested by a certified gunsmith first

Gaston de Serres

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which appears to be Turkish issue

Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Nickel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Breda M-37 If you wish to shootOriginal 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