Italy, Kingdom. A M1886 Rifle Bayonet, By Brescia Archive An invitation by the government

An invitation by the government to Major Anderson

marked on reverse RS & S

The 79th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" was raised in Manitoba and mobilized at Brandon

(Beerdigungs Troddel)

as part of the Reserve Fleet out of Devonport

Italy, Kingdom. A M1886 Rifle Bayonet, By Brescia Archive An invitation by the governmentThis bayonet features a 232 mm blackened steel blade, magnetic, with a very sharp edge and a dull tip, the fuller running almost the full length of the bayonet on both sides, marked "BV" on the obverse ricasso and "BRESCIA" within an oval border on the reverse ricasso, measuring 232 mm in length. The blade is embedded into the heavy steel crossguard that is designed with a ring at one end for placement upon the barrel of a rifle, the other end without