Manufactured in Belgium. Fixed sights, Liege proofs on the right side of the barrel, receiver and frame and the Bayard "mounted lancer" trademark on the left side of the magazine well. The number "7884" has been added to the underside of the frame just behind the magazine well, possibly a personal inventory number. Serrated hammer, smooth trigger, checkered grips and a lanyard staple. The brown leather holster has a faint maker's mark (possibly from Karlsruhe) on the back and "Corp. Peter J. Connelly./Battery "C" 329th F.A." The 329th Field Artillery was a component of the 85th Infantry Division during World War I and World War II, with Connelly appearing on the Battery C roster as a Corporal from Detroit, Michigan. The exact circumstances of how Connelly acquired this pistol are unrecorded, though it was not at all uncommon for American soldiers to pick up a pistol in the field, both for defense and as a keepsake.

Very fine, with 85% of the original blue finish, showing scattered light spotting, mild edge wear and numerous scratches, particularly on the right side of the frame. The fine grips show light dings and chips. The holster is good, with scuffs and cracks appropriate to age, a few small tears in the flap, and some spots of loose stitching. Mechanically excellent.