After fitting out as an auxiliary cruiser
It is signed in blue crayon by the Commander-in-Chief of Air Fleet 6
the Commanding Officer left the ship and believed that he was the last man off the ship
effectively ending the war for him
Monetny Dvor mint marked and number engraved "589218" on the reverse
France, Third Republic. An M1866/1870 French Saber Bayonet, By The Manufacturer Of Arms Of Saint-Étienne Province of China After fitting out as anThis bayonet features a 57 cm 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 "Mars 1874" on the wide spine, extensive foundry and government proof marks on crossguard, with original black painted scabbard, very fine.