Original French Modèle 1866-74 M80 Gras Converted Rifle by Châtellerault Serial AB 59934 with M1874 Bayonet and Scabbard - Dated 1873 U.S. Grenades It was fitted with replica

It was fitted with replica license plates marked WH - 8676 for Wehrmacht Heer (Army)

it’s easy to see why it would’ve broken off in the first place

held in placed by the two front split pins and the rear pin

from what is likely the most sought-after and collectible division of World War I

This would indicate that the blade belonged to a member of Holstein's (Schleswig-Holstein) National Cavalry Regiment (the name of the regiment in the 17th Century)

Original French Modèle 1866-74 M80 Gras Converted Rifle by Châtellerault Serial AB 59934 with M1874 Bayonet and Scabbard - Dated 1873 U.S. Grenades It was fitted with replicaOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Fusil Gras Modle 1874 was a French service rifle of the 19th century. The Gras used by the French Army was an adaptation to metallic cartridge of the Chassepot breech loading rifle by Colonel Basile Gras. This example was originally a needle fire Chassepot, the French ignition system introduced in 1866. It was a single shot bolt action rifle and was among the best of its kind at the type, being superior to the