Original Swiss M1842 Sawback Faschinenmesser Short Sword and M1892 Cruciform Bayonet with Scabbard French Machine Guns 24) as the těžký kulomet

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South East Asia was an exploding marketplace especially British India

Barrel bears British proof marks and the stock cartouche reads PIMLICO 1862 the tang of the butt plate is also nicely regimentally marked:

The MkIII was an exercise in durability

November 1945 (1-C Discharged)

Original Swiss M1842 Sawback Faschinenmesser Short Sword and M1892 Cruciform Bayonet with Scabbard French Machine Guns 24) as the těžký kulometOriginal Items: Only one set available. This is an extremely rare combination. The Swiss issued this Napoleonic style Saw Back Short Sword in 1842 for use by pioneer regiments. This sword is known as a Faschinenmesser. In 1892, after the introduction of the bolt action Schmidt Rubin Rifle of 1889 by the Swiss army, a very unusual cruciform bayonet was issued in addition to the common knife bayonet. This cruciform bayonet was constructed using blades