Original Very Rare Belgian M-1848 Thouvenin Percussion Rifle Bayonet with Brass Hilt U.S. Helmets/Hats From this we also know

From this we also know that this map case is an earlier example

we have only a very few available

which is the serial number

totally untouched in very possibly 200 years

The lock is marked with Crown over G

Original Very Rare Belgian M-1848 Thouvenin Percussion Rifle Bayonet with Brass Hilt U.S. Helmets/Hats From this we also knowOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are very rare! This is a bayonet for the relatively short lived Belgian M 1848 Thouvenin 17. 5mm Percussion rifle, a "pillar breech" system firearm. This design was a fore runner of the Mini ball system, and was intended to aid the lead projectile's grip on the rifling grooves. The barrel featured a "pillar" in the chamber, and when loaded, the ramming action would deform the bullet when it hit the pillar,