Original French WWI Era M1892 Sword Bayonet with Shorter Quillon and Scabbard For The 8mm Mannlicher-Berthier M1890 Carabine de Cavalerie (Cavalry Carbine) Antique Smith & Wessons / NBG on the back

/ NBG on the back

as the change from two to one ring began in 1906

For the Army

Very little rust

Original French WWI Era M1892 Sword Bayonet with Shorter Quillon and Scabbard For The 8mm Mannlicher-Berthier M1890 Carabine de Cavalerie (Cavalry Carbine) Antique Smith & Wessons / NBG on the backOriginal Item: Only One Available. These were originally issued before the Great War and were designed to be for use with the Mannlicher Berthier Infantry Rifles. It is a somewhat standard sword type bayonet, with a single edged fullered blade. The pommel design however is definitely somewhat unique, designed for a bayonet lug that fits into a round hole in the pommel of the bayonet. This is an example of the second pattern, which has rivet retaining