France, Iii Republic. An M1866 Chassepot Yataghan Sword Bayonet, By Alexander Coppel Of Solingen Auction Archive measuring 115 mm (w) x

measuring 115 mm (w) x 165 mm (h)

Royal Canadian Legion General By-Laws Booklet 1969

a hollow neck badge consisting of a finely enameled blue Romanian Cross with a cluster of nine individual rays in each quadrant

worn on a red neck ribbon

marked “DRL” and “Ges

France, Iii Republic. An M1866 Chassepot Yataghan Sword Bayonet, By Alexander Coppel Of Solingen Auction Archive measuring 115 mm (w) xThis bayonet features a 575 mm long steel blade, magnetic, incorporating a semi sharp blade and a very sharp tip, the fuller running three quarters of the length of the bayonet on both sides, marked with a capital "C" within a recessed circle on the obverse ricasso, maker marked with an "A" and a "C" flanking a set of scales (Alexander Coppel of Solingen) on the reverse ricasso. The blade is embedded into the heavy steel crossguard that is designed