French Gras Model 1874 Rifle Bayonet

DATED 1876 A.D.

25 3/8 in. (581 grams, 64.5 cm).

A Gras bayonet with T-shaped tapering 'epee' blade fitted with steel perforated quillon, rivetted wood grip scales and brass pommel slotted to fit the rifle barrel key; various punchmarks and numbered '7233' to quillon, the back of the blade inscribed 'Usine de Stoyr 1876' in script. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985.
Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.

Literature

See Capwell, Dr Tobias, Knives Daggers & Bayonets, 2009, p.179.

CONDITION

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