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3 French Bayonets 1880
Cavers Antiques
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3 French Bayonets 1880

19th century
For Sale by Cavers Antiques
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3 French bayonets model

1874 .dated 1880 on blade

Featuring a distinctive star shaped spine engraved. Wooden grip with a brass

pummel

Manufacture diaries de Saint-Etiemme.

£55 Each total £165.

Declaration

Cavers Antiques has dated this French Gras Model Bayonet to the Victorian era.

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Description
3 French bayonets model

1874 .dated 1880 on blade

Featuring a distinctive star shaped spine engraved. Wooden grip with a brass

pummel

Manufacture diaries de Saint-Etiemme.

£55 Each total £165.

Date of Manufacture

Cavers Antiques has dated this French Gras Model Bayonet to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1226038
Cavers Antiques
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A late 19th-century French military bayonet hilt with a brass pommel, walnut handle scales, a curved steel quillon, and a metal scabbard.
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Archive I A late 19th-century French military bayonet hilt with a brass pommel, walnut handle scales, a curved steel quillon, and a metal scabbard.

3 French Bayonets 1880

Archive II A late 19th-century French military bayonet hilt with a brass pommel, walnut handle scales, a curved steel quillon, and a metal scabbard. View II
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A late 19th-century French military bayonet hilt with a brass pommel, walnut handle scales, a curved steel quillon, and a metal scabbard.
3 French bayonets 1880
Ref: SA1226038
A late 19th-century French military bayonet hilt with a brass pommel, walnut handle scales, a curved steel quillon, and a metal scabbard.
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Late 19th-century French bayonets, such as the Model 1874 Gras, were standard-issue infantry weapons designed to attach to bolt-action rifles. They reflected European military tactics of the era, combining thrusting weapon functionality with precision metalwork and standardized manufacturing.

These sidearms were crafted using forged carbon steel for the blade and crossguard, dense hardwoods such as walnut for the hilt grips, and cast brass for the pommel. Scabbards were typically made of rolled steel or iron.

Authentic examples feature maker arsenal inscriptions and dates engraved along the spine of the blade in cursive script, arsenal inspection stamps on the quillon and blade tang, and a brass pommel with a functional spring-catch mechanism.

Militaria items are typically styled in wall-mounted shadow boxes, mounted on custom steel desk stands, or arranged alongside antique books on dark wood shelving within a study or library setting.

Steel blades should be kept dry and periodically wiped with microcrystalline wax or light mineral oil to prevent rust oxidisation. Brass components should be left unpolished to retain their natural aged patina.
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