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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

    M1866

    yatagan

  • France

    M1866 Chassepot

    yatagan

  • France

    M1874 Gras

    epee

  • France

    M1874 Gras parade version

    epee

  • France

    M1878 Kropatschek

    epee

  • France

    M1878 Kropatschek

    epee

  • France

    M1882 officer’s pallasch

    sword

  • France

    M1886

    cruciform

  • France

    M1886/16 for Lebel rifle

    cruciform

  • France

    M1886/16 for Lebel rifle

    cruciform

  • France

    M1886/16 short version for Lebel

    cruciform

  • France

    M1890 Gendarmerie

    cruciform

  • France

    M1892 Berthier with short quillon

    knife

  • France

    M1892 for Berthir rifle with long quillon

    knife

  • France

    M1895 Dedauteau

    cruciform

  • France

    M1914 Remington Rolling Block

    sword

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