Hessian Pattern Carbine Bayonet from the Revolution
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This is a wonderful and untouched example of an early socket bayonet from the American Revolution. The bayonet is of Hessian design and is smaller than musket bore, for either an officer’s or sergeants carbine or fusil. The bayonet should fit a carbine or fusil of about .65 caliber. The important dimensions of the bayonet are as follows:
O.A.L.: approximately 16 1/2"O.A.L.: approximately 16 1/2"
Blade Length: 13 3/4" (to the neck)
Blade Length: 13 3/4" (to the neck)
Socket Length: 2 5/8"
Socket Length: 2 5/8"
Neck Length: about 1 1/2"
Neck Length: about 1 1/2"
Muzzle Diameter: somewhat irregular, about .780"
Muzzle Diameter: somewhat irregular, about .780"
Bore Diameter: irregular as well, about .810" to .840", depending on where you measure it - the lack of bridge has allowed one side to raise up a little bit - making the difference in diameter.
The bayonet has the classic Hessian double notched mortise cut in the socket, that makes it readily identifiable as based upon their pattern. The bayonet, does not, however, appear to be of Hessian manufacture, but was probably made in America, as a copy of that pattern. The quality of the bayonet is excellent, so the maker was not just the local blacksmith, but a true metal working artisan. The bayonet has been examined by a number of serious early bayonet experts, including SABC founder Dick Marsden, and all agree that this is a very scarce American made copy of a Hessian bayonet from the Revolutionary War era. The primary difference between this bayonet and a Hessian made one is that this bayonet has a slightly longer and more slender neck than those encountered on the Hessian made bayonets.
The bayonet has a thick, completely untouched and un-cleaned patina that is heavily oxidized. The iron of the bayonet remains very stable and the bayonet is in undamaged condition, other that slightly misshapen socket, which is primarily the result of the socket not being manufactured with a reinforcing bridge. The blade has a flat, un-fullered face, which is unmarked. The blade has sharp shoulders and tapered point, typical of early socket bayonets prior to about 1800. I wish I could provide some more information about this scarce, early Revolutionary War bayonet, but it is scarce enough that little information is available. If you collect early US bayonets, chances are that you don’t have one of these in your collection, and it would be a great addition to any collection that centers on Revolutionary War era weapons.
SOLDBore Diameter: irregular as well, about .810" to .840", depending on where you measure it - the lack of bridge has allowed one side to raise up a little bit - making the difference in diameter.The bayonet has the classic Hessian double notched mortise cut in the socket, that makes it readily identifiable as based upon their pattern. The bayonet, does not, however, appear to be of Hessian manufacture, but was probably made in America, as a copy of that pattern. The quality of the bayonet is excellent, so the maker was not just the local blacksmith, but a true metal working artisan. The bayonet has been examined by a number of serious early bayonet experts, including SABC founder Dick Marsden, and all agree that this is a very scarce American made copy of a Hessian bayonet from the Revolutionary War era. The primary difference between this bayonet and a Hessian made one is that this bayonet has a slightly longer and more slender neck than those encountered on the Hessian made bayonets.
The bayonet has a thick, completely untouched and un-cleaned patina that is heavily oxidized. The iron of the bayonet remains very stable and the bayonet is in undamaged condition, other that slightly misshapen socket, which is primarily the result of the socket not being manufactured with a reinforcing bridge. The blade has a flat, un-fullered face, which is unmarked. The blade has sharp shoulders and tapered point, typical of early socket bayonets prior to about 1800. I wish I could provide some more information about this scarce, early Revolutionary War bayonet, but it is scarce enough that little information is available. If you collect early US bayonets, chances are that you don’t have one of these in your collection, and it would be a great addition to any collection that centers on Revolutionary War era weapons.
SOLDTags: Hessian, Pattern, Carbine, Bayonet, from, the, Revolution