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    Bayonet ID help

    This bayonet came with a Savage RFA musket I bought today. When I got it home, I spotted the Britishicon proofs on it. I first thought Martini Henry, but I'm starting to think P1853 Enfield. Whatcha think?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anzac15 View Post
    I first thought Martini Henry, but I'm starting to think P1853 Enfield.
    Wasn't there a difference in bore diameter through the socket, between the 2 bayonets?

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    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.
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    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.

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