AMERICAN MADE BAYONET EXCAVATED NEAR FISHKILL BARRACKS

AMERICAN MADE BAYONET EXCAVATED NEAR FISHKILL BARRACKS

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Fishkill Barracks served as a supply depot, and was constructed in 1776, in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. It saw operation from 1776 to 1782. Its barracks were large enough to house 2,000 troops and were located one mile below the village of Fishkill. The depot was on the east bank of the Hudson above Fish Kill. When the depot's construction began, Fishkill Cove or Wiccopee Pass to the south was fortified with three batteries. This also was the east end of the 1777 chevaux-de-frise line from Pollopel's (Bannerman's) Island to Fort Plumb Point near New Windsor on the west bank north of the Murder's Kill (A "kill" from the old Dutch means a body of water).

This bayonet, of the "Committee of Safety" type, shows characteristics British, Dutch and French in style and construction. Please view this link (Arms Of Independence: The Guns Of The American Revolution | An Official Journal Of The NRA). A hybrid, it was dug in the 1970s and is in fine condition considering. It would have been used on a musket of at least .70 caliber. The socket which is a rolled tube (seam is slightly open) is 3 1/4 inches long. It has a "L" mortice cut in it to fit on a musket with the lug/sight on the top. It has a reinforce ring at the back which is characteristically British dating to the mid-18th century, The 12-inch blade looks more Dutch or French than British and has the very early reinforce or shoulder where the neck meets the socket. The bayonet amazingly is 90% intact with some minor deformity in the front of the socket. It has an old covering of protective varnish. A vintage tag on it reads: "AMERICAN REV. WAR BAYONET" over "FISHKILL BARRACKS" over "FISHKILL NY". On the reverse it says: "Dug-1970s by? Bought at Ft. Lee Show 1978". Amazing to have survived in this condition!  [pe] [ph:L]

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