Bayonets
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*Original* Regiment marked 18th Century 3” Socket Bayonet for the Brown Bess Muzzle Loading Flintlock Muskets and Later Scabbard. BAYO 373. - BAYO 373 These Brown Bess socket bayonets named after the weapon they were made, for were the standard bayonet of the 18th century for the British army and continued in use until C1842 (see item 656 of the bayonet book by Watts & White where a Brown Bess socket bayonet with 4” long socket similar to our 3” example is illustrated and page 286 of the same book). The typical triangular blade is 437mm in length and it measures 535mm overall length. The 3” long socket’s muzzle diameter is 23mm and has regimental markings; ‘C 49 99’ which warrant further investigation. The face of the blade is marked ‘Crown over B 13’. The bayonets blade is straight and the metal work of the bayonet has just light staining consistent with age and no rust. The later scabbard is leather with brass chape and locket with a tear shaped frog the leather is excellent, as is the stitching and metalwork. The price for this very nice pair includes UK delivery. BAYO 373 £375.00 |
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Martini Henry Shortened & Blunted Cadet Bayonet Steel Mounted Leather Scabbard. BAYO 372. - BAYO 372 The hilt with rivet retained press chequered leather scales 8see images for detailed condition* has release catch to the left side of the pommel and flat spring to the right. The tang struck with various military issue and inspection stamps. Barrel loop of the cross guard bushed to 20mm. The 13” fullered blade has been cut down from Yataghan Sword bayonet is struck to one side of the ricasso with a Broad Arrow WD mark below an X bending mark and Enfield inspection stamp above ’93 for conversion to Cadet bayonet in 1893. In its regulation pattern steel mounted black leather scabbard manufactured from a Yataghan bayonet scabbard by reducing its length to suit the short cadet bayonet. Originally these were bushed and re worked in service to fit on the new Martini Henry rifles and reissued with the new arms to the rifle regiments. Later when the Martini was replaced by the .303” Lee rifles the bayonets were shortened to 13” blades and with their suitably shortened scabbards issued with MkII Martini Henry cavalry carbines, made by shortening infantry rifles, to cadets, often with the barrel of the carbine saw cut at the knox form to prevent the discharge of live rounds. These bayonets saw service from the 1860’s right up to the Great War and after with cadet units and public schools officer cadet units. In good condition with good press chequered leather grips and a clean blade with no signs of sharpening along the edge in a good scabbard with all intact stitching and ‘39’ to the throat of the locket. The price for this rare Victorian British issue bayonet includes UK delivery. BAYO 372. (Box 3) £445.00 |
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*Scarce* 1855 Sword Bayonet for the Royal Sappers & Miners Carbine Marked A.H.C. (Army Hospital Corps). BAYO 371. - BAYO 371 British Sappers and Miners Units adopted an oval barrel rifle in 1855 and produced their own distinctive bayonet with a Falchion or pipe backed blade. The leather scabbard had brass fittings. After 1857 the Sappers and Miners were renamed the Engineers so the blade is sometimes called the Engineers Bayonet. After removal from Engineer service they became a side arm particularly for the Medical Corps. Early examples had a leaf spring secured by a rivet but post 1858 the springs on these bayonets were secured by a screw. The British Government ordered quantities of these bayonets from German manufacturers & both the London and Birmingham trade (see pages 367 & 368 No 748 of Watts & White ‘The Bayonet Book’ for similar). This is an excellent original example of the 1855 Lancaster bayonet which has the correct 24”pipeback blade whit just light staining consistent with age, brass cross guard with muzzle ring and brass pommel with correct flat steel spring bar with post 1858 retaining screw and push button which works as it should. The blade is marked; A.H.C. (Army Hospital Corps- the Army Hospital Corps was raised by Royal Warrant on 1 August 1857 to provide orderlies for military hospitals, except those in India. It was the successor of the Medical Staff Corps which had been embodied in June 1855, but disbanded because of irregularities in its recruitment.) with numbers to the pommel. The ricasso is marked; with a number of inspection stamps, as is the grip spine. Its original black hard leather grips are undamaged *slight wear to the left hand side and correctly secured by rivets. The bayonet measures 29” overall. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 371. (Bucket) £495.00 |
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Swedish M1867 Cruciform Socket Bayonet for the 12.17mm Remington Rifle. BAYO 370. - BAYO 370 This is an M1867 socket bayonet for the 12.17mm Remington Rifle (The Remington M1867 was a rolling-block rifle, the first rifle using metallic cartridges to be adopted by the Norwegian and Swedish armies. The 12.17 mm calibre was chosen because the Swedish army had approximately 30,000 new muzzle-loading M1860 and breech-loading M1864 rifles in 12.17 mm calibre in stock, rifles that were suitable for conversion to M1867 rolling-block rifles. It was adopted in 1867 and could take either a socket or a sabre bayonet). The standard issue was the socket bayonet and this has a cruciform blade which is in very good condition and a central locking ring. The blade is 19” long and the socket 2 ¾ “with a muzzle ring diameter of approximately 18mm. The shoulders are stamped; ‘4320 An. Ve H C.F’ (Presumably inspectors marks) with the number "6350. There is also a regimental mark of "XIX R.B" and "No 473" with ‘FL’ to the underside. An unusual socket bayonet in great condition which is not common on the collectors market and with these markings is worthy of further research. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 370. (Box 2 Other Countries) £245.00 |
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*SOLD*10/4*ENGLISH MADE French Model 1866 Chassepot Sword Bayonet with Brass Grip & Steel Scabbard by Reeves of Birmingham. BAYO 369. - BAYO 369 The Chassepot bayonet was the first of the French sabre bayonets to have a hooked quillion. This design feature was quite popular in the late 19th Century, when the bayonet was considered a form of fencing. When parrying the enemy’s thrust, the soldier was to use his own bayonet to deflect the enemy blade and the quillion, like the quillion on a sword was intended to keep the enemy's blade from continuing downward; in this case sliding down the length of the rifle to strike the soldier’s left arm and hand holding the fore stock of his rifle. This is a nice example of the French model 1866 Chassepot sword bayonet (See 'An Illustrated History of Bayonets’ by Martin J. Brayley pages 70-71. This model was manufactured by several countries. The U.S.A also utilised this bayonet for the Remington Rolling Block. The steel single edged blade with fuller is undamaged with just light staining consistent with age and has numerous inspection stamps and the maker ‘Reeves of Birmingham’ (Charles Reeves Junior was both a gun maker and a sword maker at the Toledo Works in Charlotte Street, By 1850 he, Charles Reeves and his father Charles Reeves, had taken over the gun and sword making factory in Charlotte Street formerly occupied by the Sargant family. Reeves supplied the government with arms and made a variety of guns, swords and bayonets. Charles Reeves Jr was made bankrupt in 1869 and the stock sold off). The blade is 578mm-700mm overall. It has the correct steel hooked quillon with muzzle ring. It has a ribbed brass grip with flat spring and steel push button with inspection stamps and the number ‘732’ on the spine. It is complete with the correct scabbard made of sheet steel. The scabbard has no dents and has its original strap bar. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 369. (French Box) £0.00 |
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*Officially Shortened* P1856 yataghan Bayonet and Scabbard Marked to the R.A.M.C (The Royal Army Medical Corps). BAYO 367. - BAYO 367 This is an officially shortened P1856 yataghan bayonet with bushed muzzle (18mm) being the so called cadet alterations. These were bushed to 18mm to fit the Martini-Henry rifle or Artillery carbine, and those that were originally for a bar-on-barrel lug will have the pommel ground to fit the bar on the top band of the rifle. Stamped to the pommel with ‘D.R.A.M.C (Medical care throughout the First World War was largely the responsibility of the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). The RAMC’s job was both to maintain the health and fighting strength of the forces in the field and ensure that in the event of sickness or wounding they were treated and evacuated as quickly as possible) & 90111?’. The fish scale grips are in excellent order as is the spring catch. The spine is marked ‘ E.R over 54 R.H’. One side of the ricasso is marked Broad Arrow WD over 11 with the bending mark and inspection stamps. The obverse has ‘?/75 with Crown over B21/87. Blade length; 302mm- 436mm overall. The thick leather scabbard has good metalwork * stitching loose to the rear-small amount of play in the chape and locket but both are intact. See page 305 & 368/9 of Watts & White ‘The Bayonet Book’ for similar. A nice scarce PI856 and scabbard for the collector. BAYO 367. (Box 3) £445.00 |
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