Original French WWI M1916 Type 2 Fighting Knife by Gonon 41 with Scabbard - Le Vengeur de 1870 Crimean War Helped prepare for the invasion

Helped prepare for the invasion of Normandy by attacking military installations in France

5”Chest width: 17”Waist width: 15”Hip width: 17”Front length: 30"The regiment was not fundamentally affected by the Cardwell Reforms of the 1870s

though it is missing the spoon and pin

“Irish-American” militia regiment raised in N

and was assigned to Co

Original French WWI M1916 Type 2 Fighting Knife by Gonon 41 with Scabbard - Le Vengeur de 1870 Crimean War Helped prepare for the invasionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the French WWI M1916 type 2 Fighting Knife, pattern 41 made by GONON, as marked on the blade ricasso. It comes complete with its original black painted steel scabbard. These are often called Le Vengeur de 1870 (The Avenger of 1870), in reference to the lost war against the Prussian Army in 1870. After the defeat of France in 1940 the Germans captured large quantities M1916s and these