Original French WWI M1916 Type 2 Fighting Knife with Scabbard - Le Vengeur de 1870 German Badges & Signs firing of the guns and

firing of the guns and a few pictures of aircraft that were collocated with the regiment

the remainder of the helmet was painted Navy blue

fitted with the correct Buffington rear sight and original Saddle Ring and Bar on the left hand side of the wood stock

which has been deactivated and can still be removed from the gun by turning the barrel latch

with a Foreword by the renowned Author Len Deighton this 300 page work covering German Anti-Tank Weapons really hits the mark

Original French WWI M1916 Type 2 Fighting Knife with Scabbard - Le Vengeur de 1870 German Badges & Signs firing of the guns andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the French WWI M1916 type 2 Fighting Knife, which is unmarked on the blade ricasso. It comes complete with it's original 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 M1916's and these were then used in