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I wanted to show you my 3 French Bajonets .
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..and close-up of the handles.
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The oldest is a Model 1866"Chassepot"Sword Bajonet . The upper spine is engarved with :"Mre Imfr.ale.de Mutzig Mai 1868.
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The crossguard has :"E 38849 " and the upper blade has a "J".
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..and the rounded guard has several proof marks : 'C' ; 'M'and'C' with a crown above.
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Here the groove to lock it to the rifle .
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The chromed scabbard has 2 sets of numbers : " 39. RL 4.127 " and upside down : " B 23166 " . The frog hook has 2 -"O" with crown .
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The 2nd one is a French Model 1874 "Gras" Sword Bajonet and is engraved on the upper spine with : " Mre d' Armes de St. Etienne 7Gre( Febr.) 1879 "
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The cross guard had :"82453" and "M" and "O" with a crown .
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Here the slot to lock the bajonet to the rifle .
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and the blued scabbard has the numbers :" J 37409 ".
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The 3rd French Bajonet --but I don't know if it is WWI OR WW II -or what Model it is ????
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The hook of the crossguard has these interesting markings :" 42. --L.W. " above a line and " 1141 " below the line .
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Top of the blade at the other side of the cross guard has :'Z WG " .
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..And the slot to lock the bajonet to the rifle .
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The black anodized scabbard has a t the frog hook the letters : " OE over WG ".
I like to know what French Model this 3rd Bajonet is called and the issue year it had ?????
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Your nr.3 piece is a austrian Werndl M1870/73 bayonet, made by OEWG by Steyr and unit marked to 42 Landwehr Battalion or Regiment, best regards,Andy
Ps the nr.1 scabbard was upgraded by Germans, there is a Landsturm unit probably and the frog stud was changed and the surface was nikled, i believe it could be captured in 1870 Prussian Franco war
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Andy : Thanks for the great information .Regards, Bernd
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Bernd, I like the old bayos as well.thanks for showing them
Looking for PP mag # 981029
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