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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
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A POSSIBLE U.S. MODEL 1842 MUSKET BAYONET, image 1
A POSSIBLE U.S. MODEL 1842 MUSKET BAYONET, image 2
Lot 1077

A POSSIBLE U.S. MODEL 1842 MUSKET BAYONET,
mid-19th century.

Historic Arms & Militaria
1 – 10 April 2025, 12:00 EDT
Online, Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

Sold for US$5,875 inc. premium

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A POSSIBLE U.S. MODEL 1842 MUSKET BAYONET,
mid-19th century.

The socket with locking ring and knuckle bow integrally forged with the yataghan single-edge blade with false edge at the tip and single wide fuller the back of the blade with deep groove, unmarked.
Blade lg. 17 1/2, overall lg. 20 1/8 in.

Condition: Bayonet is mostly bright with scattered light gray toning and associated light pitting.

Footnotes

Literature
Hardin offers little evidence for describing the bayonet as the U.S. Model 1842 except for the fact that it apparently fits the gun perfectly. See Albert N. Hardin, Jr. The American Bayonet 1776-1964 (Pennsauken, NJ, 1964/87), No. 105, pp. 129-30.

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.