Unmarked Socket Bayonet (Peabody Rifle)
Guns International #: 101365659 Seller's Inventory #: 30955
Category: Bayonets - Edged Weapons Post 1900

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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
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Number of Active Listings: 1184
Total Number of Listings: 20133
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
We have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.

About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material.


Description:
This is a well-made bayonet that measures 23 7/8" overall, with a 21 3/8" angular blade having a coffin-shaped ricasso, and full-length, hollow ground back flutes. The shank measures 1 1/8" long, while the 2 5/8" long socket, which has an L-shaped mortise with functional locking ring. The metal has an overall mottled plum-brown patina with scattered spots of mild freckling and a pinprick pitting. The bayonet mortise fits a .43 caliber Peabody very closely, although there is a fair bit of play between the socket and the barrel.

SOLD

Manufacturer: Peabody
Model: Bayonet