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					Originally Posted by machinist
					
				 
				I do like the hilt especially, it seems older and more made to be used than most of what I see for sale. 
			
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 Thank you for your comments.
Yes, definitely looks like an operational and honest hilt. A pity that i couldn't turn off the pommel; maybe (maybe) i could find some marks in the tang. I would place this bayonet in the late 18th-beg. 19th century ... until i stand corrected.