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Lot 99Y
A Composite Continental Plug Bayonet18th Century
22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £600 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Composite Continental Plug Bayonet
18th Century
18th Century
Fitted with shortened small-sword blade of hollow triangular section inlaid with serrated brass decoration (minor losses) on one side at the forte, iron hilt with fluted and faceted decoration comprising shell-guard, short turned baluster quillons, small fluted iron pommel, and ivory grip of circular section with turned swelling at the base (some pitting)
43 cm. blade
43 cm. blade
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Provenance:
The Art Institute Of Chicago, From The George F. Harding Collection, Christie's South Kensington, Antique Arms and Armour, 21 May 2008, lot 45








