VINTAGE BAYONET- PROVENANCE UNKNOWN

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UP FOR AUCTION IS A BAYONET WITH SCABBORD OF UNKNOWN PROVENANCE. THE SCABBARD IS RUSTY DUSTY AND CRUSTY BUT THE BLADE ITSELF HAS ONLY MINOR RUST SPOTTING. THE TAG WITH IT (I INHERITED IT FROM MY LATE UNCLE A WW2 VETERAN- SAYS B-16. THE GRIPIS GONE- THERE ARE SOME NUMBERS WHERE THE GRIP WAS I CAN BARELY MAKE OUT- GUESSING IT SAYS 8(OR POSSIBLY B) 90?4....A BETTER CLUE IS SOMETHING LIKE A FLEUR DE LIS RIGHT UNDER THE HILT- SEE PIC. IT IS POSSIBLE IT COULD EVEN BE FROM THE CIVIL WAR??? MAYBE A LOUISIANA REGIMENT?? IF YOU HAVE ANY EDUCATED GUESSES OF ITS ORIGIN PLEASE ENLIGHTEN US! LENGTH IS 20 INCHES ALONE; 20.5 WITH SCABBARD.