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Title:	BAYONET -  FRENCH BAYONET MODEL 1892 SN# G74736
Maker/Manufacturer:
Date of Manufacture:	C 1895
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 7158
Measurements:	OL: 50.8CM 20" BL: 39.3CM 15 1/2"

Object Description:

FRENCH BAYONET MODEL 1892 SN# G74736
Manufactured in France - First pattern. Produced for short rifle, the M1892 Mannlicher-Berthier. Equipped with hard, black composition grips affixed by two rivets. 14" fuller running to 1" of tip. Complete with 16 1/4' scabbard. Blemishes on blade otherwise in good condition. Bayonet once attached to SPAR-1224.

Markings:
Quillon: G74736.

Notes: Intended for use by railroad troops, mounted and telegraph units.

See, Janzen pg. 73 & Kiesling Vol.I #271.

References:
Janzen, Jerry L. BAYONETS: FROM JANZEN'S NOTEBOOK. Cedar Ridge Publications. Broken Arrow, Ok. 1987.
Kiesling, Paul. BAYONETS OF THE WORLD. Military Collectors Service. Kedichem, Holland. 1974.