France, Iii Republic. First War Re-Design Of The M1886 Lebel Épée Needle Point Bayonet United Republic of where he was admitted to

where he was admitted to the Horton (County of London) War Hospital on June 7th and would be treated for the next three weeks

the other twelve are unmarked

34 mm (w) x 38

frosted silver gilt with red enamels

France, Iii Republic. First War Re-Design Of The M1886 Lebel Épée Needle Point Bayonet United Republic of where he was admitted toThis bayonet features a 517 mm long distinct cruciform pe blade with needle point and is very sharp at the tip, magnetic, with a dark finish, unique for the time as most bayonets were using a knife style, marked with a "B" inside a circle and a "G" inside a circle below on the reverse ricasso, the blade embedded into the heavy steel crossguard that is designed with a ring for placement upon the barrel of a rifle at one end, while the other end has a