OK Pappy one more

[busasamurai]

Found this at a yard sale also set me back 5.00 . This the most I could find on it . Not sure how to find year it was made just that it was from World War II . Sure would like to know the value of it..
French Lebel M 1886 Spike Bayonet .. Thanks Pappy for any help you can give..

[PAPPY]

First of all I need to know the length of the bayonet...It was made in two different lengths. The length will determine if it was from WWI or WWII.

The Lebel M-1866 is notable since it is the first military rifle to use both smokeless powder and a small caliber bullet.
The rifle itself is known as Fusild' Infanterie Mle.
The Lebel M-1886 was an 8mm weighing 4.28kg with a tubular magazine and is worth about $1,500.00-$1,800.00 on todays market in Very Good Condition.
The Lebel M-1886 is essentially a Mle 1885 modified.
It was essentially obsolete WELL BEFORE WWI but remained in service with the French until the end of WWII in limited numbers.

[busasamurai]

blade itself is 13 1/4 .. Thanks for the info Pappy..

[PAPPY]

Your's would be considered the short bayonet from WWII.

The WWI bayonet measured 17 1/2".

The WWII Bayonet is valued at around $150.00 while the WWI is valued at around $200.00-$300.00 depending on it condition.

[busasamurai]

thank you Pappy