Original European / British Colonial P-1856 Yataghan Style Saber Bayonet with Very Curved Blade German Machine Guns The stitching is pulling out

The stitching is pulling out a bit at the top

Saumarez sailed his ship to the West Indies with despatches for Samuel Hood and arrived in time to witness the closing stages of Hood's operations at St Kitts on 25 January 1782

The 16th and 89th Military Police Groups were composed of seven military police battalions

The wood shaft of the grenade is marked ЯR 802 / 1940

Many of the rifles had both the standard service leaf sight mounted on the barrel in front of the receiver while tang sights such as the Vernier became increasingly popular

Original European / British Colonial P-1856 Yataghan Style Saber Bayonet with Very Curved Blade German Machine Guns The stitching is pulling outOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very strange, unrecorded as far as we know, Saber bayonet that can best be described as based on the British P 1856 Two Band percussion Short Rifle often issued to Artillerymen. The Cross guard and pommel are however are not steel but are made of BRASS. The grip plates are wood and the bayonet is fitted with a long leaf spring to activate the bayonet catch. The blade is YATAGHAN in design however is much more