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Tim Simmons · 13th April 2008, 12:45 PM

kronckew. thank you for such vivid illumination, all helps to make a stronger day dream when handling it. On reflection I think you may have a point about the Lebel inspiration, but I do not think it would have been a problem to make a cruciform blade.

More dream stuff. I think the bayonet is from Ivory Coast and there abouts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samory_Tour%C3%A9

13th April 2008, 12:45 PM	#12
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,824	kronckew. thank you for such vivid illumination, all helps to make a stronger day dream when handling it. On reflection I think you may have a point about the Lebel inspiration, but I do not think it would have been a problem to make a cruciform blade. More dream stuff. I think the bayonet is from Ivory Coast and there abouts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samory_Tour%C3%A9 Last edited by Tim Simmons; 13th April 2008 at 12:55 PM.