Rosalie, the French knitting needles of vengeance for the M1886 Lebel rifle.

Hi guys, today we are taking a look at the French model 1886 Epee bayonet for the Lebel rifle.
Quite a cool history, I hope you enjoy.
Any feedback or errors please feel free to comment and let me know.

[@JacquesRenaitre]

That's a beautiful yet terrifying weapon.

[@GreatNorthwestWeaponry]

Enjoyed the video, gonna have to give this a shoutout when I do my Berthier 1907/15 demo in the near future 👍🏻 I always talk a but about the bayonet when doing a rifle demo (if I have one) but you definitely go into a lot more detail on that aspect. You’ve a lot of good info here, I can definitely see your channel growing a lot as you move forward and I shall be watching many more of your videos in the future.

[@pointynotsharp8436]

Thanks mate, I started because there isn't nearly as much info out there for bayonets as rifles. Hopefully I can make some of the information more accessible for the next guy looking for it

[@GreatNorthwestWeaponry]

@@pointynotsharp8436 Upon re-watching this video, I am getting a cut down model with a cast iron handle as well! I have an early model presently. And your pronunciation of seitengewehr is actually pretty darn close, but the s is pronounced as a z

[@pointynotsharp8436]

@@GreatNorthwestWeaponry there is some bloke down here selling stacks of repro cut down iron handles, be careful, they're out there

[@GreatNorthwestWeaponry]

@@pointynotsharp8436 I will keep an eye out but this one does appear legit, and the particular guy on eBay selling it does have a good reputation. Once it arrives I’ll post a picture of it to my Instagram and tag you so you can see it

[@steveng.7269]

Great channel

[@edschulhof6303]

Great video, glad I found it. I have a Épée-Baïonnette Modèle 1886. The blade was made in Châtellerault before 1915. I have read that cleaning off the grit and grime of 100 years, lowers the value. Is this true?

[@Timo_Adventures]

Hey would you happen to know what it means if my Rosalie has ZERO markings? the grip is still silver, but no markings whatsoever

[@7.62x54MosinMan]

Mine is the same. The only marking is on the front face of the blade and it says L B both circled

[@martinhg98]

The hok is very useful in beyonet on bayonet combat. But as that vent away in ww1 it lost its usefulnes

[@ronaldwentworthsr7374]

What bayonets were used by the French during the French Indochina war??

[@pointynotsharp8436]

From memory, they primarily used MAS49 and some of the older bolt action rifles. All took the MAS36 style of reversible spike bayonet. I haven't done a video on them yet but I plan too