Edged weapons gallery

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Model 1874 French bayonet

This bayonet was manufactured in 1880 at the St. Etienne Arsenal, France. Archive item #3100.

French Chassepot bayonet

This bayonet was manufactured in France in 1886. Designs like this would be used by the French Army throughout the First World War. Archive item #3101

Gurkha Kukri

The Kukri is the national weapon of Nepal and truly a fierce piece of equipment. Our Kukri was donated to Branch 308 in memory of Colonel Edward Bell of the RAF & SAS. Archive item #3102.