Original French WWII MAS 36/29 Paratrooper Rifle Needle Bayonet - Stamped 91 Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts showing just a tiny bit

showing just a tiny bit of wear

This item bears an old museum tag simply stating RAF Spitfire Wheel

This smith is listed in the Seki Tanrensho Booklet printed in 1939

The right shield does have some damage on the bottom and side

Bersaglieri were originally skirmishers

Original French WWII MAS 36/29 Paratrooper Rifle Needle Bayonet - Stamped 91 Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts showing just a tiny bitOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1936 the French Army adopted the MAS 36 bolt action rifle, which carried a needle bayonet, 17'' in length, stored in the reverse position inside the fore stock of the rifle. For use it was simply reversed with the long needle blade extended in front of the rifle muzzle. Great quantities of the bayonet were issued in 1939. With WW2 looming, the French adopted an interesting folding stock version with a hollowed