US M1816 SOCKET BAYONET

US M1816 SOCKET BAYONET

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$225.00

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Item Code: 2026-1225

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This accoutrement is an original angular socket bayonet made for the US Flintlock Musket, Model 1816 longarm. The term ‘angular bayonet’ refers to the type most commonly used by infantry soldiers.  This bayonet was the first American bayonet to include a uniformly ground flute and the first specimen to employ the “T” mortise in the socket. Another characteristic on the M1816 bayonet is the point / tip that was designed as a blunt ‘slash’ tip instead of the sharper pointed pattern. The triangular blade exhibits a spear shape and has no locking ring at the socket.  Handsome and nicely finished, this specimen is 19” long overall, with a 16” long blade, and a 3” long socket.  The socket has been brazed along a crack in the socket (along the left side).  A strong, clear “U.S.” is stamped into the flat shank.  Directly below the US mark are the initials of the government inspector “C B”.  Blade shows remnants of finish, presenting as brown on smooth metal. No edge nicks. Production of the Model 1816 socket bayonets continued at the Springfield Arsenal until 1840 and for another four years at the Harper’s Ferry Arsenal.  Some 580,000 units were manufactured at the armories.

A very nice M1816 bayonet specimen.     [cm][ph:L]

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