Italy, Kingdom. A M1886 Rifle Bayonet, By Brescia Auction Archive 83 mm (w) x 49

83 mm (w) x 49

multiple compound fractures of the left leg and a fracture of the right leg

flanked by gilt letters “DJ”

and a Second Lieutenant Dukelow

-  (886035 A

Italy, Kingdom. A M1886 Rifle Bayonet, By Brescia Auction Archive 83 mm (w) x 49This bayonet features a 232 mm blackened steel blade, magnetic, with a very sharp edge and a dull tip, the fuller running almost the full length of the bayonet on both sides, marked "BV" on the obverse ricasso and "BRESCIA" within an oval border on the reverse ricasso, measuring 232 mm in length. The blade is embedded into the heavy steel crossguard that is designed with a ring at one end for placement upon the barrel of a rifle, the other end without