Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Brass Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard and Frog Category_Fusee Spring & Cover partly faded but once marked:-

partly faded but once marked:-  BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS TRADE in a circle around a Crown over the B

A very nice early example of an SA dagger from top maker with a long history

military issue T&E and original U

a CRESCENT shaped blade with a 8 3/8" diameter cutting edge is mounted on the shaft with an iron and brass decorated collar

with just a bit of corrosion and wear

Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Brass Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard and Frog Category_Fusee Spring & Cover partly faded but once marked:-Original 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