Original German Captured French M1842 Saber Bayonet Reissued in Regimentally Marked Ersatz Scabbard Uniforms The shaft is in excellent

The shaft is in excellent condition

As Fox Company passed through the congested streets

of cloth covered cork type material with light adjustable leather liner (adjustable) and adjustable leather chinstraps

adopted in 1808

Original German Captured French M1842 Saber Bayonet Reissued in Regimentally Marked Ersatz Scabbard Uniforms The shaft is in excellentOriginal item: One of a Kind. Here is a very interesting French M 1842 brass hilted Saber bayonet, captured by the Prussians in the Franco Prussian War of 1871 and pressed into German service thereafter. These bayonets were originally for a . 71 caliber M1829 46 Mousqueton de Artillerie (Artillery Carbine), and continued in French service for decades afterwards, with the last issued gun being the M1859 Mini Carbine (Mini Rifle). The bayonet is in fine