I need some help on this bayonet....

[fwcrawford]

First off.... I did not find this and do not know any history about it other than a guy I know found it while removing some items from a shed to take to the dump.
I have tried to look up some and many are similar in looks and dimensions to this one, but some similar to it have a U. S. stamp on the neck which this one lacks, but it does have what appears to be a "V" and perhaps an "I" and below the I looks like some kind of design.
Here are the dimensions"
Total length 20 7/8"
Blade length 17 1/2"
Tube length 2 5/8"
Tube diameter O.D. 1"
Could this be Civil War era or later?
I have no idea if it was dug up at some point. or left out in weather.. It seems to be in too good of condition to have been dug up.
Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[HanoverDigger]

Looks civil war to me. Possibly French M1769 or M1771 according to AI. Nice relic anyway! My nephew dug a bayonet that's in excellent condition for being dug. Near the Wilderness Battlefield. Good luck hunting.

 

[Confetrit]

Congrat's on a great Save of the bayonett. Very nice piece of History.

 

[fwcrawford]

Thanks for the help guys!
I will look up the one you stated it could be.
Since the tree was no U.S.stamp on it, I was starting to doubt it being Civil War era.