France, Iii Republic. An M1874 Gras Rifle Bayonet By Paris-Oudry Archive issued in Limburg on 4

issued in Limburg on 4 January 1945 for a wound suffered on 27 December 1944

seal extremely fine

measuring 38 mm (w) x 95 mm (l)

becoming the first Canadian unit on the ground in France

Dark patinas on the silver medals

France, Iii Republic. An M1874 Gras Rifle Bayonet By Paris-Oudry Archive issued in Limburg on 4This bayonet features a 520 mm long steel blade, magnetic, incorporating a semi sharp blade and a dull tip, the wide spine engraved in running script "Paris Oudry 1880", with an indistinguishable mark within an oval frame on the reverse ricasso. The blade is embedded into the heavy steel crossguard that was originally designed with an upward facing hooked quillon, however, it has been severed but still exposes the partial number "3741" on the obverse