Original French WWI Lebel M.1886/93/07/16 Rare Steel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Scabbard U.S. Navy Action: Bolt-Action

Action: Bolt-Action

with just a few dents and chips

Our next picture is "Going My Way”

The scabbard shell the typical tapered example with 75% of the original paint

- Aviation Engineer Battalion (transferred to the Corpo Aeronautico Militare at the outbreak of hostilities)

Original French WWI Lebel M.1886/93/07/16 Rare Steel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Scabbard U.S. Navy Action: Bolt-ActionOriginal 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 would that