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Scarce U.S. Model 1855 Bayonet Sleeved For the 1873 Trapdoor Rifle
Guns International #: 102590602 Seller's Inventory #: 35179
Category: Bayonets - Edged Weapons Pre 1900
Seller's Information
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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
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1199
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also 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. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
U.S. 1855 bayonet sleeved with a brass insert for the full length of the socket. These type 1 were bushed to accommodate the Springfield trapdoor rifle. Based on the number of bush bayonets found , it was not a process that carried on for any length of time. See Page 102 of "American Socket Bayonets and scabbards and Fig B128 an on page 107. The bayonet was polished at some time which removed the markings other than the remnants of a socket marking #255. This piece rides in a U.S. scabbard with a black leather frog . This example shows clear markings E. Gaylord Chicopee Mass and A.D. Laidley Ord. Dep U.S. Inspector see Fig S54 aforesaid an early U.S. 1873 trapdoor bayonet.;
Price: $255.00