Italy, Kingdom. A M1886 Rifle Bayonet, By Brescia Archive The 79th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba

The 79th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Battalion" was raised in Manitoba and mobilized at Brandon

An invitation by the government to Major Anderson

marked on reverse RS & S

and that he carries himself and expresses himself well

Reich Breslau” on the reverse

Italy, Kingdom. A M1886 Rifle Bayonet, By Brescia Archive The 79th Infantry Battalion "ManitobaThis bayonet features a 232 mm blackened steel blade, magnetic, with a very sharp edge and a dull tip, the fuller running almost the full length of the bayonet on both sides, marked "BV" on the obverse ricasso and "BRESCIA" within an oval border on the reverse ricasso, measuring 232 mm in length. The blade is embedded into the heavy steel crossguard that is designed with a ring at one end for placement upon the barrel of a rifle, the other end without