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Lot 1116

A RARE U.S. MODEL 1869 TROWEL BAYONET AND SCABBARD,
Springfield Armory, 1869.

1 – 10 April 2025, 12:00 EDT
Online, Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

Sold for US$2,115 inc. premium

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A RARE U.S. MODEL 1869 TROWEL BAYONET AND SCABBARD,
Springfield Armory, 1869.

The steel socket with locking ring, marked "E.R./PAT. JUNE 22,/1869" and with hinged tompion at the front; connecting by a curved shank to the spade-shaped blade with dished top surface; black leather scabbard with illegible markings on the frog and brass tip.
Blade lg. 8 3/4, overall lg. 12 1/2 in.

Condition: Bayonet with scattered gray mottling, tompion hinge move freely and felt is intact; scabbard surface has wear especially on the frog.

Footnotes

Literature
For further information see Albert N. Hardin, Jr. The American Bayonet 1776-1964 (Pennsauken, NJ, 1964/87), No. 165, pp. 199-201.

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