This bayonet came with a Savage RFA musket I bought today. When I got it home, I spotted the British proofs on it. I first thought Martini Henry, but I'm starting to think P1853 Enfield. Whatcha think?
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This bayonet came with a Savage RFA musket I bought today. When I got it home, I spotted the British proofs on it. I first thought Martini Henry, but I'm starting to think P1853 Enfield. Whatcha think?
Wasn't there a difference in bore diameter through the socket, between the 2 bayonets?Quote:
Originally Posted by Anzac15
Everybody and his brother plus all their cousins used a bayonet like that. Up close(click on the picture and the box with the arrow) the stamps don't appear to be anything. Other than a crown on something.
It does look like a Martini Henry P-1876 though.
The dimensions given here may help to i.d. it.
http://arms2armor.com/Bayonets/mh1876.htm
http://arms2armor.com/Bayonets/brit1853.htm
http://arms2armor.com/Bayonets/bayonets.htm#UK
1853's in many cases were sleeved so they would fit the Martini Henry. Everything else was left the same so the inner diameter of the socket is pretty important.