Original Rare Austrian Flintlock & Percussion Jäger Rifle Socket Bayonet with Dovetail Attachment Slot Lewis Gun the silvering can wear and

the silvering can wear and flake off

The black-finished patent leather chin strap rests upon the visor and is made up of three pieces: the central piece with two magnetic metal buckles and joined to the flanking end pieces via rectangular loops

as well as a sterling silver medic pin as well as a lapel medic pin

Sapeur means "sapper" & refers to the 1st official firefighting unit created by Napoleon I which was part of the military engineering arm

which now has a nice aged brass patina

Original Rare Austrian Flintlock & Percussion Jäger Rifle Socket Bayonet with Dovetail Attachment Slot Lewis Gun the silvering can wear andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very scarce Austrian socket bayonet, made to fit Flintlock & Percussion Jger (hunter) rifles, used by skilled advance troops. It features a socket bayonet type 20" spike blade with stamping of VJ on the blade's ricasso. The socket has a screw locking mechanism to fix to a dovetailed block along the side of the barrel muzzle. These are very rare and reference listings are unfortunately not to be found.