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Bayonet 1949-9
Liégeois Land Service Musket Bayonet
Bayonet 1949-9

Liégeois Land Service Musket Bayonet

Datec.1778-1783
OriginEurope, Belgium, Liège
MediumSteel and iron
DimensionsOverall length: 21 9/16" Blade: 17" x 1 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1949-9,B
DescriptionStandard bayonet of the "Pattern 1768" form, as imitated in Liège. Includes the pointed ring at the back of the socket and the step between the wide face of the blade and the shank.
Label TextAs faithful copies of the Brown Bess bayonet, those made in Liège only differ from British-made examples in small details and in their markings.
InscribedSocket engraved with the company and weapon number "H / 71" in the crook of the mortice.
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