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A close up of the blade shows its rough shortening modifications, and the scabbard cut to length and refitted with the ball tip.
A simplified version was made during the First World War, which saw the removal of the quillon and a refined blade tip.
Tags: Bayonet, French, Lebel, M1886
Albums: The Bayonet - Not Just Another Pretty Knife
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