Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Nickel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Empire Edged Weapons was divided up and the

was divided up and the crews sent to various locations for additional training to overcome their apparent deficiencies

although one of these is missing as well

It has a leather liner

The pommel is Waffenamt marked and the blade ricasso is also marked with German three letter code 42 crs indicating 1942 manufacture by the well-known maker Paul Weyersberg & Co

which is heavily darkened but we believe it to read 6¾

Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Nickel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Empire Edged Weapons was divided up and theOriginal 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