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M1840 Constabulary Carbine with Lovell Catch (1844)
| OA | 420mm | Bl | 332mm | Sl | 75mm | Mrd | 20.5mm | Sm | 35mm | Bw | 24.5mm |
Lovell catch introduced post 1844.
The blade is marked 'S.Hill', this is Stephen Hill [1], a Birmingham maker noted between 1830-1849, and as S.Hill & Sons between 1849-1855.
Follow this link to see the associated scabbard to this bayonet.
(1) British & Commonwealth bayonets by Ian D Skennerton and Robert Richardson, page 397, ISBN 0 949749 04 4