French Army FELIN Combat Bayonet Fighting Knife

French FELIN Bayonet

This is the combat bayonet from the French Army's FELIN program, the infantry modernization effort that re-equipped French soldiers with integrated kit. It is a fixed-blade fighting and utility knife that also mounts on a rifle, and it comes with an OD green nylon sheath. It suits collectors of French issue gear, reenactors building a modern French loadout, and anyone who wants a heavy-duty field knife with real service provenance.

Features

• Black-Coated Blade — A dark finish covers the full blade and keeps glare down in the field.
• Partial Serrations — A short serrated section near the guard on one edge handles rope, webbing and fibrous material, leaving the rest of the edge plain for clean cuts.
• Clipped Point Profile — The angled tip gives a strong point for piercing while the belly of the blade does general cutting work.
• Fullered Blade — A long groove along the flat, called a fuller, takes weight out of the blade without giving up stiffness.
• Muzzle Ring Crossguard — The loop on the guard slides over a rifle's muzzle when the knife is mounted as a bayonet, and the guard also protects your hand when used as a knife.
• Bayonet Mounting Pommel — A latch mechanism at the butt of the handle locks the knife onto the rifle's bayonet lug.
• Ribbed Black Handle — Deep circumferential grooves give a secure grip, including with gloves on.
• Spine Hole And Stud — A hole near the spine fitted with a steel stud sits in the forward part of the blade.
• OD Green Nylon Sheath — Olive drab webbing with a rigid black insert, snap retention straps and a snap belt loop carries the knife securely.
• Maker Marked — The blade carries the Wildsteer logo on one side and stamped markings near the guard on the other.

Issue Sheath And Build

The sheath pairs a hard black liner with OD green nylon webbing, two snap-down retention straps over the handle area, and a snap belt loop at the top. Tabs at the lower edge give extra tie-down or attachment points. As genuine French Army issue rather than a commercial copy, it is the knife French infantry carried under the FELIN program, which is what gives it its appeal to collectors and reenactors.