Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Nickel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Breda M-37 This is an interesting late-war

This is an interesting late-war example marked “gwr” with leather divider to small pouch and no felt lining

The helmet paint job has seen wear

General Morretti is also believed to have commanded a Motorized Regiment

which appears to be Turkish issue

Original French WWI Lebel M.1886 Nickel Handle Cruciform Épée Bayonet with Steel Scabbard Breda M-37 This is an interesting late-warOriginal Item: Only One Available. Known affectionately as Rosalie to French troops, the M1886 was the French mainstay during WWI and many were still in service at the Fall of France in 1940. The Lebel also saw extensive use worldwide by native troops in the French colonies. The M1886 introduced the distinctive cruciform "pe" blade, which remained a feature of most French bayonets until 1956. This was intended to create such a terrible wound that