Hi Jim,
Photo of a French M1845/55 infantry officers sword which I suspect would be the issue arm for F.F.L. officers as I cannot find any specific variation for the Legion.
On another note, your Lebel bayonet is a cut down version. The issue size has an approx 20 inch blade tapering to a needle type point. Possibly yours was cut down as a WW1 trench knife or maybe it was captured by tribesmen and reduced to more convenient fighting knife proportions. Regardless it is an interesting conflict theatre variant.
My Regards,
Norman.
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