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ENGLISH MADE French Model 1866 Chassepot Sword Bayonet with Brass Grip & Steel Scabbard by Reeves of Birmingham. BAYO 369. - BAYO 369
The Chassepot bayonet was the first of the French sabre bayonets to have a hooked quillion. This design feature was quite popular in the late 19th Century, when the bayonet was considered a form of fencing. When parrying the enemy’s thrust, the soldier was to use his own bayonet to deflect the enemy blade and the quillion, like the quillion on a sword was intended to keep the enemy's blade from continuing downward; in this case sliding down the length of the rifle to strike the soldier’s left arm and hand holding the fore stock of his rifle. This is a nice example of the French model 1866 Chassepot sword bayonet (See 'An Illustrated History of Bayonets’ by Martin J. Brayley pages 70-71. This model was manufactured by several countries. The U.S.A also utilised this bayonet for the Remington Rolling Block. The steel single edged blade with fuller is undamaged with just light staining consistent with age and has numerous inspection stamps and the maker ‘Reeves of Birmingham’ (Charles Reeves Junior was both a gun maker and a sword maker at the Toledo Works in Charlotte Street, By 1850 he, Charles Reeves and his father Charles Reeves, had taken over the gun and sword making factory in Charlotte Street formerly occupied by the Sargant family. Reeves supplied the government with arms and made a variety of guns, swords and bayonets. Charles Reeves Jr was made bankrupt in 1869 and the stock sold off). The blade is 578mm-700mm overall. It has the correct steel hooked quillon with muzzle ring. It has a ribbed brass grip with flat spring and steel push button with inspection stamps and the number ‘732’ on the spine. It is complete with the correct scabbard made of sheet steel. The scabbard has no dents and has its original strap bar. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 369. (French Box)
£275.00

Italian Model 1891 Carcano Bayonet Fluted Scabbard and Leather Frog. BAYO 345. - BAYO 345
The hilt has a straight cross guard, stamped ‘V.G 9786’ to one side and ‘RP’ within an oval to the other. With a muzzle ring diameter of 12.5 mm and plain wooden grips which are showing minor signs of service wear are held to the tang by two screw bolts. The pommel has a small T section slot and a spring loaded button release catch. The single edged blade has a maker’s mark (illegible) on the ricasso and has a single fuller to each side to within 75 mm of the double edge spear point. The fluted leather scabbard and leather frog with integrated belt loop is stamped ‘A.R.E.T. 1931’ has a brass chape and locket which are all in good condition with all of the stitching intact. Overall length; 414mm, blade length; 298mm. See page 194 No 431 of Watts & Whites ‘The Bayonet Book’ for similar. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 345. (Box 1)
£295.00

Italian Model 1891 Carcano Bayonet and Fluted Scabbard Manufactured by TERNI. 20821:13. - 20821:13
The hilt has a straight cross guard, stamped B 452, with a muzzle ring diameter of 12.5 mm and plain wooden grips which are showing minor signs of service wear are held to the tang by two screw bolts. The pommel has a small T section slot and a spring loaded button release catch. The single edged blade maker’s marked ‘TERNI ‘ (Fabbrica D'Armi Di Terni) on the ricasso and has a single fuller to each side to within 75 mm of the double edge spear point. The fluted leather scabbard has a brass chape and locket which are all in good condition with all of the stitching intact. Overall length; 414mm, blade length; 298mm. See page 194 No 431 of Watts & Whites ‘The Bayonet Book’ for similar. The price includes UK delivery. 20821:13. (Box 1)
£295.00

French M1956 Bayonet and Scabbard for the 49/56 MAS Rifle. 20821:7. - 20821:7
The M1949 MAS rifle was not equipped with a bayonet, but the M1949/56 rifle is supplied with a knife bayonet. There are two variants with different blade grindings and lengths. The bayonet and scabbard are of all steel construction, and the locking system and double ring fitting is unique amongst contemporary bayonets. The MAS-49 is a French semi-automatic rifle that replaced various bolt-action rifles as the French service rifle that was produced from 1949. An improved version called the MAS-49/56 was introduced in 1957 and incorporated lessons learned from service in Algeria, Indochina, and the Suez Crisis. The rifle was shortened and lightened to improve mobility for mechanized and airborne troops, and a knife bayonet was added. See pages 85 & 101 No 223 of ‘The Bayonet Book’ by Watts & White. The blade is 200mm in length (323.85mm overall) and still retains the majority of its paint. The black plastic grips are held with two screws and are in good overall condition. The spring catches work as they should. The all steel scabbard has a hole for a leg strap/lanyard and is accompanied by a green leather belt hook; the stitching and buckle are in good condition. The price includes UK delivery. 20821:7. (French)
£245.00

Italian M91/38 Carcano Carbine Folding Bayonet & Scabbard. BAYO 340 - BAYO 340
Italian M91/38 Folding bayonet for use on the Italian Mannlicher-Carcano M-1891/38 and M-1938 rifles and carbines. The bayonet is 11“in overall length, with a 7 1/8” spear point blade. The bayonet has a round release button on the reverse of the hilt at the crossguard, which allows the blade to be folded back into the hilt and a recess in the forend of the rifle or carbine to which it was mounted. This allowed the bayonet to remain fixed on the gun, but folded out of the way. The bayonets were also accompanied by steel scabbards to allow them to be removed from the gun and carried on the belt with other field gear. The blade of the bayonet retains about 90% of its original purple tinged browned finish, which has a deep plum colour. The wooden grips are good with only minor wear near to the opening for the blade and near one of the pins and is numbered ‘I 13244’. The folding mechanism of the bayonet is fully functional and works smoothly, locking securely into both the extended and folded positions. The locking mechanism, which secures the bayonet to the rifle, is fully functional as well and is mechanically excellent. The bayonet retains its original sheet metal scabbard. The scabbard is the style with an angled 1” belt loop on the rear of it, and not the type with a hook intended for use with a bayonet frog. See page 200 of White & Watts ‘The Bayonet Book’. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 340. (All countries Box 1)
£275.00

French ‘Shortened Cadet’ Lebel M1886/93 Bayonet and Scabbard. 20672:26. - 20672:26
This is a nice pattern Lebel bayonet which is shortened example (34 cm blade length-46 cm OA) with a white metal hilt, downswept quillon with ‘63173’ two encircled ‘P’ proof marks stamped to it, and a round button catch. This is an early model with the hilt fixed permanently to the tang, whereas later models had removable hilts with a screw nut fixing to the end of the hilt. The blackened blade is the usual Lebel cruciform shape and the scabbard is black tubular steel. This is a lovely complete example of a 1st pattern iconic Lebel bayonet. See White and Watts item no. 205 on page 96 and Martin Brayley, An Illustrated History of Bayonets, pages 71 – 73. The price includes U.K. delivery. 20672:26. (French Bayo Box)
£295.00

French Model 1842 Sabre Bayonet & Steel Scabbard BAYO 651 - BAYO 651
This is a very early French M1842 sabre bayonet and scabbard from its first production in 1842. This bayonet has a leaf spring as opposed to the later M1842/59 bayonet which had an internal coiled spring. The bayonet has a curve yataghan blade with the legend ‘Manufactured at Chattlerault 1842’ along its spine. The steel crossguard is stamped 2438 on one side and an indistinct number on the other. The bayonet has the correct steel cross guard with muzzle ring and ribbed brass grip with flat spring and steel push button. It is complete with the correct sheet steel scabbard which is painted black. See The Bayonet Book by White & Watts item183 on page 83 and 87. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 651.
£275.00

*Rare* French M1842/59 bayonet and scabbard Sn ED 2198. - ED 2198
This is a French M1842/59 bayonet and steel scabbard, with internal coil spring locking catch instead of the external spring of the Model 42 bayonet, hence its designation. The bayonet has a cast iron cross guard instead of brass cross guard of 1842. This bayonet was short lived from 1859 to 1866 when the Chassepot rifle and bayonet were produced. The bayonet has a brass hilt with a cast iron crossguard and a yataghan blade. The top edge of the blade carries the manufacturer Chattlerault, the date of manufacture January 1861 and the model number date of 1842. The internal coil spring of the M 1859 was not considered successful by the French and the M1866 Chassepot reverted to the leaf spring. These bayonets are not common. See White and Watts No 189 on page 83 and 90. Also see Martin J. Brayley, An Illustrated History of Bayonets, pages 70 and 71. Price includes UK delivery. Sn. ED 2198. (Bucket)
£275.00

**VERY SCARCE**French Model 1886 /90 Gendarmarie Lebel Bayonet With Correct Slotted White Metal Hilt For Gendarme Issue , Cruciform Blade, Scabbard and Leather Frog. Sn 20110 - 20110
This is a very scarce Lebel bayonet with a white metal hilt, down swept quillon and a round button catch (see the Bayonet Book by White and Watts item no. 205 on pages 85 and 96 and Martin Brayley, An Illustrated History of Bayonets, pages 71 – 73 for M1886 bayonet and page 97 item 211 of the Bayonet Book for M1890 Gendarmarie bayonet). This is an early model with the hilt fixed permanently to the tang, whereas later models had removable hilts with a screw nut fixing to the end of the hilt. The blade is the usual Lebel 20 ½” cruciform shape and the scabbard is white metal which is slotted for gendarmerie issue similar to the M1890 Gendarmarie Bayonet which does not have the push button catch at the cross guard found on the M1886. The frog is the standard French leather version with large double belt loop and retaining strap with brass buckle and these are becoming scarce. The price includes U.K. delivery. Sn 20110
£495.00

WW1/WW2 Era Model 1886/93/16 French Brass Handle Epee Lebel Bayonet Without Hook Quillon & Scabbard. BAYO 3. - BAYO 3
This is an excellent original WW1/WW2 Era French Epee Lebel Bayonet & Scabbard for the Lebel Rifle (see No.209 of The Bayonet Book By Watts & White). The cross guard block is stamped 'e7476'. It's sprung muzzle ring catch with knurled button works perfectly. It has a brass hilt/ handle. The pommel end of the handle is marked '92'. It has a 20 ½ “cruciform blade. Its steel scabbard with fixed belt bar is in great condition with no dents. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 3.
£195.00
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