Original French WWI Lebel M.1866 First Model Needle Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Century remaining in very fine condition

remaining in very fine condition

for the Elswick Ordnance Company

the winner being rejected by the Senate

Metal work is good

Note: Tube only

Original French WWI Lebel M.1866 First Model Needle Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Century remaining in very fine conditionOriginal 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 blade, which remained a feature of most French bayonets until 1956. This was intended to create such a terrible would that because