France, Iii Republic. An M1866/1870 French Saber Bayonet, By The Manufacturer Of Arms Of Saint-Étienne certificate_of_authenticity Schmidt had been recently transferred

Schmidt had been recently transferred to this unit because he gives his parents his new address on the postcard

case with surface wear

IV Class Officer Badge (OBE)

each consisting of a Latin Cross with its arms joined through the quadrants by stylized sun rays

1 Clasp for 10 Years' Additional Service (silver gilt

France, Iii Republic. An M1866/1870 French Saber Bayonet, By The Manufacturer Of Arms Of Saint-Étienne certificate_of_authenticity Schmidt had been recently transferredThis bayonet features a 572 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, engraved in running script "Mre d'Armes de St. Etienne" (Manufacturer of Weapons of Saint tienne) and "Mai 1870" (May 1870) on the wide spine, marked with an distinguishable mark on the obverse ricasso, maker marked with a "B" inside an oval frame and beside an