Italy, Kingdom. A M1886 Rifle Bayonet, By Brescia Auction Archive and destined to return to

and destined to return to the French theatre

obverse with the crowned cypher of Grand Duke Kiril Vladimirovich

each trimmed with silver aluminum wire and bearing machine-embroidered oak leaves with insignia of identical composition

2 cm (w) x 8

and a Second Lieutenant Dukelow

Italy, Kingdom. A M1886 Rifle Bayonet, By Brescia Auction Archive and destined to return toThis bayonet features a 232 mm blackened steel blade, magnetic, with a very sharp edge and a dull tip, the fuller running almost the full length of the bayonet on both sides, marked "BV" on the obverse ricasso and "BRESCIA" within an oval border on the reverse ricasso, measuring 232 mm in length. The blade is embedded into the heavy steel crossguard that is designed with a ring at one end for placement upon the barrel of a rifle, the other end without