REGIMENTALLY MARKED PATTERN 1848 BRUNSWICK BAYONET

REGIMENTALLY MARKED PATTERN 1848 BRUNSWICK BAYONET

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British Brunswick rifle bayonet stamped "RCR" Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment. "In response to a significant and growing problem of desertions of enlisted men during the 1830's, the British established the Royal Canadian Rifles in Upper Canada beginning in 1840. The initial name of the regiment was The Royal Canadian Veterans Regiment. However, in the same year it was renamed the Royal Canadian Regiment (not the same as Royal Canadian Regiment est. 1883), then finally the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment. The Royal Canadian Rifles was a British Army regiment that was mostly made up of long-serving soldiers who were nearing retirement age. The military brass predicted that 'old' soldiers would be reluctant to do anything that might result in the loss of their army pensions. The fact that the long-serving men had not deserted up until this time also helped to ensure the success of the regiment.

British military pensioners with good records, and who had served a minimum of 15 years in a British regiment qualified for service in the Royal Canadian Rifles too. A benefit of joining the regiment included preferential treatment in the distribution of land in Canada at the time of the soldier's final retirement, should they successfully complete their service commitment. The regiment's headquarters was established in Toronto in 1840. Regimental headquarters moved to Kingston in 1855 where it remained until the regiment was disbanded in 1870.The Royal Canadian Rifles variously had between six and fourteen companies that served in the frontier posts along the American / Canadian frontier".

The Brunswick rifle was the first mass produced British military percussion rifle. It was a .704 caliber muzzle-loading percussion rifle initially manufactured for the British Army at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield. The Brunswick had a two-groove barrel designed to accept a "belted" round ball. There are four basic variants of the British Brunswick Rifle. They are the Pattern 1837, the Pattern 1841, the Pattern 1848 and the Pattern 1840 Variant. The weapon was introduced to replace the Baker rifle. The weapon was described as inaccurate and difficult to load but remained in production for about 50 years (1837 to 1885) and was used in both England and assorted colonies and outposts throughout the world. Limited numbers of Brunswick rifles were imported to the United States during the Civil War by Confederate forces.

The bayonet offered is in exceptional condition. Marked "RCR" as well a "C  52" on the cruciform brass cross guard. The solid brass ribbed grip holds an iron button and spring to facilitate attachment to the bar on the rifle barrel. The regulation double edged 22-inch blade is in just about perfect polish. The blade is marked the "Enfield 1849" and on the reverse a crown with "E 6" below. There is no scabbard. [pe][ph:L]

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