France, Iii Republic. An M1866/1870 French Saber Bayonet, By The Manufacturer Of Arms Of Saint-Étienne Hold 38th Infantry Regiment

38th Infantry Regiment

the doctor noting that he had "headaches unless he was wearing glasses"

unmarked but of typical Bertrand

while all other buttons are sewn in place using the original khaki thread

France, Iii Republic. An M1866/1870 French Saber Bayonet, By The Manufacturer Of Arms Of Saint-Étienne Hold 38th Infantry RegimentThis bayonet features a 572 mm long steel blade, magnetic, incorporating a semi sharp blade and a very sharp tip, the fuller running three quarters of the length of the bayonet on both sides, engraved in running script "Mre d'Armes de St. Etienne" (Manufacturer of Weapons of Saint tienne) and "Mai 1870" (May 1870) on the wide spine, marked with an distinguishable mark on the obverse ricasso, maker marked with a "B" inside an oval frame and beside an