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France

France has produced the greatest variety of bayonets during it’s military history of XIX century. I’ll only confine to the pieces I own, not even try to cover the subject.
France was a home of yatagn bayonets, which were the mainstream of European bayonet design during the second half of XIX century. This first rare yatagan was model 1840 for rampart gun. Soon came next models with variations, and then the Chassepot bayonet which had been produce in tremendous quantities. Only to be soon replaced by Gras epee, then cruciform Lebels and finally sword/knife Berthier bayonet.

Variety is even greater when we look for hunting bayonets and for Defence Nationale bayonets manufactured ad hoc during Franco-Prussian war.

What’s strange, during first half of XX century development of new designs almost stopped.

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  • France

    1842

    yatagan

  • France

    1854 Cuirassier

    sword

  • Austria , France

    Austrian made Kropatschek-like bayonet

    €400.00

  • France

    Berthier M1892

    sword

  • Camp de Chalons M1865/66
    France

    Camp de Chalons 1865/66 yatagan experimental bayonet

  • Chassepot 1866
    France

    Chassepot 1866 first month of production

  • France

    Chassepot 1866 first series from October 1866

  • France

    Chassepot experimental ? test variant?

  • France

    Chassepot shortened bayonet

  • France

    Chassepot with Gras blade

    epee

  • France

    Chassepot with plain grips

    yatagan

  • France

    French hunting bayonets no. 3 for hexagonal barrel

  • French miniature bayonet
    France

    French/Belgium miniature bayonet

  • France

    Gras 1875 with strange mounting rail

    epee

  • France

    Gras marine (Deny Paris)

    epee

  • France

    Grass shortened

    knife

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