1886 french chassepot bayonet sword knife

Description

Antique, Hand Forged, French Model 1866 Chassepot Yataghan Sword Bayonet with the arsenal, month, and year of manufacture engraved in cursive on the blade spine: Mre No le de Chat 8 June 1871 = Translated, the sword and scabbard were manufactured at the French state arsenal, Manufacture Imperiale de Châtellerault in 1871. The yataghan sword bayonet was for use on the M1866 Chassepot needle-fire rifle, named after its inventor, Antoine Alphonse Chassepot.
This bayonet is brass-hilted with a spring steel latching arrangement on the right side. The cross guard is iron and has a screw-type tightening arrangement on the muzzle ring. The lower quillion is a hooked, blade-breaker type. The blade is steel, single-edged, fullered on both sides with, of course, a double curve yataghan shape. For hallmarks, refer to photographs..
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