France, Iii Republic. An M1874 Gras Rifle Bayonet By Paris-Oudry Archive maker marked "HOFFSTATTER BONN" on

maker marked "HOFFSTATTER BONN" on the reverse

Dark patinas on the silver medals

becoming the first Canadian unit on the ground in France

number impressed "449743" on the edge

France, Iii Republic. An M1874 Gras Rifle Bayonet By Paris-Oudry Archive maker marked "HOFFSTATTER BONN" onThis bayonet features a 520 mm long steel blade, magnetic, incorporating a semi sharp blade and a dull tip, the wide spine engraved in running script "Paris Oudry 1880", with an indistinguishable mark within an oval frame on the reverse ricasso. The blade is embedded into the heavy steel crossguard that was originally designed with an upward facing hooked quillon, however, it has been severed but still exposes the partial number "3741" on the obverse