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Old 11th July 2016, 08:42 PM   #6
fernando
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Originally Posted by machinist
I do like the hilt especially, it seems older and more made to be used than most of what I see for sale.
Thank you for your comments.
Yes, definitely looks like an operational and honest hilt. A pity that i couldn't turn off the pommel; maybe (maybe) i could find some marks in the tang. I would place this bayonet in the late 18th-beg. 19th century ... until i stand corrected.
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