Socket bayonet modified with a hooked tip

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Created by: Unidentified

Date: 1861-1865

Medium: steel
Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 1/2 × 20 × 1 in. (6.4 × 50.8 × 2.5 cm)

Description: This socket bayonet has been modified so that the point is curved into a hook. The letters "US" are engraved at the blade shoulder, just above the socket. The bayonet has a locking ring and bore socket typical of socket bayonets.

Collection title: Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification: Slavery and Freedom Objects; Tools and Equipment-Military

Type: bayonets

Topic: Military; Slavery; U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection

Object number: 2015.222.12

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Socket bayonet modified with a hooked tip