It is in fact a French Chassepot bayonet made for the French by the Solingen company of Weyersburg and Co, around 1868, just before the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war in 1870.
It is reported that the Kaiser was asked if it was wise to supply bayonets to the French, to which he replied "Why not? We'll get them back quite soon."
The answer is in the first reply. Most likely captured by Prussians and adapted to fit Prussian rifles. The same occurred later with the Gras bayonet, also used by Germans.
The total length of the bayonet-695 mm. Ring diameter is 20 mm.
THe OD of the barrel jacket at the muzzle is 17.3mm.
Was you measurement the inner or outer diameter of the ring?
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Phil
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