U.S. Socket Bayonet

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U.S. Socket Bayonet

 

– Ca. 1770-1812.  Early socket bayonet measures approximately 19 1/8 inches long.  Three punch marks on the socket with visible lap seam. Colonial Militias began forming in the 1730s.  Because early militias focused primality on defending settlements against Indian attack, the production and procurement of bayonets was spotty, at best.  The more established militias, such as in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, are documented as having bayonets by the 1750s.  However, by 1775, when the Revolutionary war began in earnest, only about half of Massachusetts Bay Colony muskets were equipped with bayonets.

 

Inventory Number: BAY 056

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The U.S. Socket Bayonet is a metal bayonet with a right-angled bend; its pointed blade extends outward from the socket used to attach it to a firearm.
The U.S. Socket Bayonet features a cylindrical metal socket and a long, tapered, pointed blade that extends straight from the socket.
Close-up view of a U.S. Socket Bayonet with an old, rusted blade and a cylindrical, weathered metal handle against a white background.
A close-up, front-facing view of a U.S. Socket Bayonet—an old, rusty, hollow metal tool with a round opening and pointed top—set against a white background.
A U.S. Socket Bayonet, featuring a cylindrical, notched end and showing signs of rust and age, is displayed on a white background.
Close-up view of a U.S. Socket Bayonet with a rusty, old metal spearhead, socketed base, and visible slot opening, photographed against a white background.
Close-up of a U.S. Socket Bayonet with a cylindrical end and right-angled handle, showing signs of rust and age against a plain white background.

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