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Old 12-28-2011, 11:04   #5
LongWire
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Originally Posted by Pete View Post
Cool gift.

I love bayonets.

From your second post's link it appears the script was the maker. What was the arsenal and year?
One is L' Deny Paris 1878, the other is "Mre d' Armes de Tulle, June 1878.


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Originally Posted by Barbarian View Post
I have a knifemaker contact in France who's a fanatic about historic bayonets. I'll ask and see if he knows any additional info.

Great present, by the way. Pieces of history.
Thanks guys...........
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