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Socket Bayonet
Description
- Sponsors:
- Media Type:
- Object
- Description:
- This Land/India Pattern bayonet was produced by the British Government ca. 1730-1815. This type of bayonet was used during the War of 1812.
With a 17 inch blade and flat top, the bayonet gradually narrows to a point to form a triangular shape. The socket of the bayonet is a 3 inch hollow cylinder and has a rectangular, zig-zag cut out on the side.
The entire bayonet is painted silver and has the number 57 stamped on the top of the socket. On one side the letter V is stamped and underneath are the numbers and letter 1 K 52. Below the 1 K 52 the number 23 is also stamped. On top of the blade a small image is stamped with the number 2 above it.
- Date of Original:
- circa 1730-1815
- Dimensions:
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Width: 2.2 cm
Length: 51.4 cm
- Subject(s):
- Local identifier:
- 1977.3.1
- Geographic Coverage:
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Latitude: 43.15523045672542
Longitude: -79.19391632080078
- Donor:
- Joe Otonicar
- Copyright Statement:
- Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Copyright Date:
- 2010
- Creative Commons licence:
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- Image courtesy of the St. Catharines Museum
- Terms of Use:
- Please contact the St. Catharines Museum for any reproductions of this image
- Contact:
St. Catharines Museum
Email:
WWW address:
Agency street/mail address: 1932 Welland Canals Parkway
P.O. Box 3012
St. Catharines, ON
L2R 7C2
Phone: 905-984-8880
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