Maryland was destined to be on the front lines of the War of 1812 and in the wake of the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair of 1807 took steps to acquire muskets and bayonets, with the total reaching about 16,000 by the time of the Battle of Baltimore in 1814. These muskets included 4,936 from a consortium of gunmakers headed by J.J. Henry, and 10,650 from the Federal government from 1809 to 1813 by purchase or receipt under the Militia Act. This m1795 bayonet comes from the latter group, showing both a “U.S.” acceptance stamp and the Maryland ownership mark “M.”

The bayonet is in good condition, full length, set up for a top-mounted bayonet stud, with good edge and point, showing as gray metal with some darker gray stains, with some light pitting on the blade and a just short hairline crack to the front of the socket on the underside.

This would make a very good addition to a War of 1812 collection, a bayonet collection or specialized collection of Maryland arms. See Fred Gaede’s and Joe Marsden’s great work on the subject for additional details.  [sr][ph:L]

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