![]() ![]() The long shank “Dutch/Liège” socket bayonet was among the early socket bayonet patterns to be widely exported. Because of this, I will probably never be able to precisely identify or date this piece.Ĭrosspiece (side): "F" and "4" (modern marks)Ĭrosspiece (front): cross and "3" (period marks)Ĭrosspiece (back): cross or sword and "V" (period marks) Surviving military plug bayonets for use by ordinary soldiers are very scarce. The blade was originally, perhaps, an inch or two longer than it is today. Other than these slight differences, this example is very similar to the short blade Board of Ordnance bayonet used with a dragoon (short musket). However, this could have been a repair, after the finial was broken or damaged. British bayonets had a brass finial on the end of the pommel. The grip is either walnut or blackened oak. The markings on this example are on the crosspiece, rather than the blade, as is typically encountered on regulation British military plug bayonets. However, the markings are not typical of British military plug bayonets, so it is unclear who made and used this particular bayonet. Plug bayonet styled closely after the British military plug bayonet of the late 17th Century, used for "Other Ranks" (i.e., enlisted men). ![]()
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