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ANTIQUE M1855 U.S. SOCKET BAYONET **CIVIL WAR ERA**
ANTIQUE M1855 U.S. SOCKET BAYONET **CIVIL WAR ERA**
ANTIQUE M1855 U.S. SOCKET BAYONET **CIVIL WAR ERA**
ANTIQUE M1855 U.S. SOCKET BAYONET **CIVIL WAR ERA**
ANTIQUE M1855 U.S. SOCKET BAYONET **CIVIL WAR ERA**
ANTIQUE M1855 U.S. SOCKET BAYONET **CIVIL WAR ERA**
ANTIQUE M1855 U.S. SOCKET BAYONET **CIVIL WAR ERA**

ANTIQUE M1855 U.S. SOCKET BAYONET **CIVIL WAR ERA**

$ 66

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Featured Refinements: Socket Bayonet
  • Condition: Used
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    THIS IS AN ORIGINAL M1855 SOCKET BAYONET AS USED BY THE UNION FORCES DURING THE CIVIL WAR. IT IS 21" OAL WITH AN 18" BLADE AND 3" SOCKET. IT IS STAMPED US AND IS MOSTLY PATINA WITH SOME MOTTLED LIGHT PITTING.
    Socket bayonet used with the .58 caliber M1855, M1861, and M1863 rifle-muskets.
    The standard socket bayonet used by union forces during the U.S. Civil War, 1.5 million were produced by Springfield Armory and private contractors 1857–1865. The socket length is 3.00 in. (76 mm.).
    This example was made prior to 1864, when the locking ring mortise was lengthened by 2/10 in. (5 mm.) to allow the locking ring to travel past center for increased securing force. Collins & Company had previously began setting the stop pin above center to serve the same purpose (see
    Sharps New Model bayonet
    below). Springfield Armory opted for the locking ring modification instead in November 1863, as the improved locking ring could also be retrofitted to earlier bayonets.