Model 1855 Socket Bayonet
Model 1855 Socket Bayonet
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- Description
- Bayonets, like this one, were common equipment for Union soldiers. This particular bayonet was meant to attach to a Model 1855 Springfield musket.
- Object Name
- bayonet
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/2 in x 21 in x 1 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 53.34 cm x 3.81 cm
- ID Number
- AF.35635R.1
- accession number
- 97652
- catalog number
- 35635R.1
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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