SABER BAYONET & SCABBARD FOR PLYMOUTH NAVY RIFLE

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Item Code: 1256-233

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This is a nice example of the saber bayonet issued with the US Navy’s Model 1861 rifle. Developed by John Dahlgren in the late 1850s, and nicknamed for the USS Plymouth, on which the ordnance trials were conducted, 10,000 of these rifles were produced on contract by Eli Whitney, Jr., and delivered from mid-1863 to mid-1864. The short, .69 caliber rifles were issued with these saber bayonets measuring 27” long overall, to put them on an equal footing for close-in fighting against longer rifle muskets. This one is complete with its original scabbard.

The brass hilt has an attractive mellow patina. The locking spring and button are in place and function. The pommel bears the “F.C.W.” navy inspector’s initials of Franklin C. Warner. These bayonets were mated to the rifles by serial number stamped next to the long guide stud groove. This one is numbered 9350. The blade is smooth metal with a nice edge and point. The blade is clean and semi-bright with scattered darker age spots and pin point oxidation. The ricasso has a slightly worn, “Collins & Co. / Hartford / Conn.”

The scabbard is in similar good condition. The brass throat with frog stud and the drag are both in place have a matching age patina. The black leather scabbard has had some restoration and is now strong and solid with black color. Breaks at the top of the drag and about 3” above that have been repaired. There is very light crazing and a few scuffs. Stitching remains complete and unbroken. All rivets in scabbard tip and drag are intact and tight.

This is a fine example of a regulation issue Civil War U.S. naval bayonet and scabbard.  [jet] [ph:L]

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