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Socket bayonet, Light Infantry of the Honourable East India Company, 1820

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Socket bayonet with sword blade and knuckleguard used by East India Company light infantry, 1820

Made by Osborn as a pattern sent to Ezekil Baker, the Company contractor, this bayonet is an important specimen. It is a type that is normally associated with Indian sappers and miners but this example was intended for a light infantry weapon.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1972-10-49-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1972-10-49-1