French M1892 Mannlicher-Berthier carbine bayonet, the first-pattern sword bayonet adopted for use with the French Mannlicher-Berthier M1890 Carabine de Cavalerie (cavalry carbine), and M1892 and M1916 Mousqueton de Artillerie (artillery carbine). Introduced in 1892, the carbine was a compact service firearm designed for troops who required a shorter weapon than the standard infantry rifle. The M1892 bayonet was developed specifically for this carbine and remained an important part of French military equipment through the late nineteenth century and the First World War.
The bayonet features a long, single-edged blade with a distinctive fuller and a locking notch to secure the scabbard, a crossguard with a muzzle ring (notably not the later long muzzle ring pattern), and the hooked lower quillon associated with the first pattern. Early examples were produced with black composition grips before later changes introduced wooden grips and revised crossguard patterns. Supplied complete with its scabbard, this example has matching serial numbers, an important detail for collectors seeking a correctly paired bayonet and scabbard. The M1892 was manufactured by French state arsenals and is a distinctive example of the country’s late nineteenth-century military edged-weapon design.
Dimensions: 51.5cm overall, 39.5cm blade length
Condition: Good. The exterior exhibits expected mild wear and deterioration to the composite grip slabs. The blade seems to have grind marks and some minor chips on the edge, which have mostly been polished out, but are still visible in places. Please refer to the photographs for details of the blade, grips, crossguard, serial-number markings and scabbard.
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