France, Iii Republic. An M1874 Gras Rifle Bayonet By Paris-Oudry Archive Chaplain in Ordinary to the

Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen from 1886

number impressed "449743" on the edge

measuring 38 mm (w) x 95 mm (l)

seal extremely fine

Including Gold three star bar for 35 years service

France, Iii Republic. An M1874 Gras Rifle Bayonet By Paris-Oudry Archive Chaplain in Ordinary to theThis bayonet features a 520 mm long steel blade, magnetic, incorporating a semi sharp blade and a dull tip, the wide spine engraved in running script "Paris Oudry 1880", with an indistinguishable mark within an oval frame on the reverse ricasso. The blade is embedded into the heavy steel crossguard that was originally designed with an upward facing hooked quillon, however, it has been severed but still exposes the partial number "3741" on the obverse