FRANCE Rare trial sword-bayonet made in 1837 at the request of artillerymen who wished to have both a bayonet and a cutting tool. Brass handle of the 1831 glaive model to which is added, at the level of the pommel, a boss with a dovetail mortise, stamped "3". A ferrule socket is also added on the cruise. Regulation blade with median edge engraved "June 1842" and "Manufre Rle de Châtellerault". Leather scabbard with two brass fittings. Shooting in buffalo. Lt : 640 mm - Ll : 487 mm - ll : 44,5 mm - Dd : 21,3 mm B.E. (Cut and crack on a quillon).