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Not quite run-of-the-mill. The fact that it seems never to have had the usual script on the spine and French inspectors marks makes it rather uncommon. Whether that would translate into enhanced...

Try looking at the site for which I already posted a link. You will find that there were, for example, bayonets made in England (and maybe other sources) that were delivered too late to be of use to...

??? Not sure what you mean by that.

But I repeat. Your bayonet is - as far as I can tell from your photos - a Chassepot bayonet. The quillon/muzzle ring/screw arrangement is identical to my...

Go here to see the large number of subtle variations according to manufacturer, country, period etc.

The 1866 Chassepot

Sorry, don't get that. Mine looks near enough the same - for instance the flat-top "3" with a very strong curl below.

Well if it isn't a Chassepot bayonet, it's a remarkably good imitation!

Seriously, I just checked your photos against my example, and stylistically it seems to match, even counting the grooves in...