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Two French bayonets from the WW1 period. The example with the hooked quillion and white metal handle is for the Lebel M.1886/93 model rifle. The other example was produced for the new Mannlicher-Berthier M.93/15 rifle, and has no hooked quillion, but will fit both rifles. The blades are cruciform. Both weapons have various ordonance marks, and in very good condition. Quite a few years ago I had both these rifles, the M.1886/93 with the nice solid construction and woowork as well as a nice Berthier M.1916, unfortunately, traded these in for something else. A Berthier Mod. 1892/16 bayonet for the cavalry or artillery carbine. Non-matching serial numbers to scabbard. These models have the shortened hook quillion, probably St.Étiènne made, scabbard is marked with an S. In good arsenal stored condition. These weapons were also used at the beginning of World War 2. Captured stocks of weapons including Berthier carbines were issued to the Volkssturm and many other units in the last days of the war