Socket Bayonet

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Socket bayonet with a wooden handle and leather and metal sheath. The bayonet has a socket hole for attachment to a rifle on the handle. The blade has a maker's mark right above the hilt that states, [ARTILLERIA / Fca NACIONAL / TOLEDO] that represents, Artilleria Fábrica Nacional. The other side has the stamp in the same placement that states, [95585 / B]. The handle is made of wood and metal and has a notch cut out to fit on the rifle. The sheath has a metal top and tip and leather body. It has an outer piece that is used to clip the socket to a belt.

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