Lot 28
Crude American Made Copy of a British Land Pattern Socket Bayonet
Sale 2030 - Arms, Armor and Militaria
Oct 23, 2024 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati

Estimate
$1,000 - $1,500
Lot Description
Crude American Made Copy of a British Land Pattern Socket Bayonet
American Revolution
13.5" tapered, flat, unfullered blade, 1.25" wide at ricasso. Overall length 16.875". Pronounced median ridge along spine with nominally 10" flutes on either side. 3.25" socket with three step "Z" shaped mortise cut for a top stud and a nominally 1.5" muzzle to stud distance. Interior muzzle diameter nominally .92" with rear of socket nominally .97". Applied rolled reinforced collar at rear of socket damaged and partially missing. 1.25" neck with roughly oval cross section and flat face is applied with a "shield" or "flanged" shank. A lap seam runs the length of the socket's interior on the reverse side. Reilly shows similar examples as B14 and B16 in American Socket Bayonets and Neumann shows similar examples as 58.BB and 59.BB in Battle Weapons of the American Revolution.
Condition Report
Good. Metal with a richly oxidized brown patina and some scattered pitting. Some dings and dents are present as well as a couple of nicks along the edge of the blade. Reinforced rim at rear of socket damaged and partially missing. Muzzle of bayonet dented and out of round.

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