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Bayonet and scabbard

Bayonet and scabbard
Object name 
Bayonet and scabbard
Date 
1850-1870
Medium 
Steel, leather, brass
Dimensions 
Overall: 21 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 1 in. ( 55.2 x 8.3 x 2.5 cm )
Description 
Steel angular bayonet with triangular blade and cylindrical socket with screw clasp; leather scabbard with brass throat with circular frog stud and brass tip with acorn finial.
Credit Line 
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Object Number 
1951.506e-f
Marks 
stamped: on lower face of blade: "US"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.