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Bayonet

Object Name:
Bayonet
Object ID:
1966.545.341
Place of Origin:
Austria
Date:
1849-1854
Description:
Bayonet; Austrian M1849 Augustin Jager sword/socket bayonet; 24.25" steel sword blade; 4.125" socket; z-shaped mortise with locking ring and bridge at rear of socket; rounded elbow; 18" fullers, on either side of blade; "42./9." stamped on elbow; "*/2/ F119" stamped on elbow; inspection markings stamped on bottom flat edge of blade.
Material:
Metal
Steel
Dimensions:
W-1.3 L-28.25 inches
Provenance:
Horace W. Collection. Harmon catalog entry #341: "French Sabre Bayonet once owned by Capt. Cook, N. Wakefield, N.H. [Donated] by John Blazo, N. Parsonfield, Me."
Credit Line:
Gift of Horace W. Harmon
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