Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Brass Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard and Frog French Ordnance or pellets of baked clay

or pellets of baked clay

The banana shaped iron lock mechanism is marked BROOKE across the tail and a CROWN over A

it appears that the filling was later changed

King Charles 2nd's bastard son

Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Brass Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard and Frog French Ordnance or pellets of baked clayOriginal 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