Bayonet
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1851
Materials
Measurements
700 mm (Length)
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Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire
NT 783316
Summary
Bayonet (a) and sheath (b), French, Napoleon III; for a Shaftesbury rifle; blade of slight S-curve; back edged with broad fuller; inscribed along tip edge '.Imp.ale de Chateblerault, Aout 1851'; blade stamped at forte with maker's marks and number '10'; hilt stamped number '4146'; brass grip marked '38'; in black metal sheath.
Marks and inscriptions
38 (on brass grip)