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Plug bayonet, 1690 (c)

This type of bayonet was designed to fit into the muzzle of a musket, which meant the musket was temporarily unable to fire. The plug bayonet was quickly abandoned in favour of the socket bayonet, which fitted around the barrel of the musket and allowed it to fire.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1963-10-145-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Army At Home gallery

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-10-145-1