Bayonet
- Object Name:
- Bayonet
- Object ID:
- 1995.629.06
- Place of Origin:
- Germany
- Date:
- 1750-1780
- Description:
- Bayonet. Hessian socket-type bayonet; 12.5" steel horizontal blade consiting of three flats; 2.8" socket; z-shaped mortise; rounded elbow; "O / 674" stamped on socket near mortise.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-1.2 L-17.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in collection of New Hampshire Historical Society. May have been captured by John Stark's troops at the Battle of Bennington. May go with scabbard 1995.529.03.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Armament, Bayonets, War, Weapons, American Revolution
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