IN AN AMAZING STATE OF PRESERVATION, A FRENCH MODEL 1763 BAYONET

IN AN AMAZING STATE OF PRESERVATION, A FRENCH MODEL 1763 BAYONET

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A 40 odd year-old tag states that this bayonet was excavated at a "CONTINENTAL ARMY CAMP..." in "1975". The tag further states that it is a "1754 CHARLEVILLE BAYONET". However, it is not a Model 1754 bayonet but rather a first Model 1763 bayonet which would have fitted a French musket that had the bayonet lug on the bottom of the barrel rather than the top like a Model 1754. The fact it has no locking ring indicates that it was made for such a musket prior to 1769 when the locking ring became universal. Accordingly, this would have been on a musket that was imported by the Colonists early on in the Rebellion; these "Charlevilles" when they do come up for sale are highly prized.  The excavated bayonet is 90% intact; with the majority of losses appear as chipping on the edges of the 13 1/2-inch blade. The blade is 1 1/8th inch wide at the rear and a narrow 1/4-inch fuller runs back from the intact point 7 inches.  The socket on this bayonet is 3 1/2 inches and has one small hole in it. The "neck" between the blade and socket is 2 inches long. The overall length is 18 inches. There is a coating of varnish over the entire bayonet. This excavated relic of our American Revolution, as an excavated example in this condition, is far rarer than a non-excavated example.   [pe][ph:L]

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