French M1866 Chassepot Rifle Bayonet (Tulle, Aout 1868)

FRANCE Mod.1866 Chassepot Bayonet, marked “Mfre Imperiale de Tulle, Aout 1868”, complete in a scabbard
French model 1866 ‘Chassepot’ bayonet for bolt action needle-fire rifle. Usual brass hilt with horizontal grooves, steel crossguard with swept forward quillon. 571mm re-curving Yataghan blade with two fullers, one on each side, complete in a steel scabbard. Full-length legend for the Royal Arsenal at Tulle, clear Acceptance and Inspection marks.

Condition Good to very good, black painted scabbard and will clean up nicely.