Socket bayonet, Thoresby Volunteers, Nottinghamshire, 1803 (c)
Made by Woolley and Deakin, Birmingham 1803 (c).
The Thoresby Volunteers were raised in 1803. The unit was commanded by Herbert Pierrepoint, a man of immense wealth and great influence in the locality. The unit was raised not only to counteract any threat of invasion but also to protect the Pierrepoint estate against aggression and looting resulting from the civil disturbances prevailing at the time.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1989-06-48-2
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1989-06-48-2