This covers the edged portion of the blade, stopping just short of the ricasso. The lower portion of the scabbard is present. This bayonet once had a thin, flat steel crosspiece, which has been filed away. Hunting plug bayonet, most likely dating from the mid-19th Century. The socket has been flared at the rear, so perhaps, was mounted to a flagstaff. This example has a couple of holes in the socket probably from mounting to a display. Neat arrow terminal where the elbow joins the blade. Wide double-edged blade with a flattened diamond profile. (84 mm.) socket with a crude hand-cut two step slot for a bottom stud. This bayonet could be for a hunting musket or, perhaps, an officer's fusil. Dating from the Mid-Late 1700s, not much is known about these scarce socket bayonets.
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