10/23/2023 0 Comments Civil war us m1855 navy sword bayonet![]() ![]() They are typically American in design in that they do not have a blade "shoulder" and have deep fullers, whereas British bayonets of the period had a shoulder and had shallow fullers that stopped at the shoulder of the blade. The Model 1855 saw action in the Civil War and probably more of these were used than all other bayonets of the period combined. ![]() This is a socket bayonet manufactured - or modified - from the period of 1855 to about 1872 it was the predecessor to the US Model 1873 "Trapdoor" Springfield 45-70 series bayonets. The large majority of these bayonets bear no distinguishing markings that allow today’s collectors to determine what company manufactured them. 58 Caliber Socket Bayonets were produced by the Springfield Armory and some two-dozen contractors. During the American Civil War, well over 1,000,000 US Model 1855.
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