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c.1830-40 Brown Bess from Irish Militia or Country House
| OA | 524mm | Bl | 410mm | Sl | 102mm | Mrd | 23.5mm | Sm | 50mm | Bw | 27mm |
The of socket on the rim and the side of the socket are marked with the weapon number '12', this matches the weapon number on the brass butt plate of the musket.
'S.Hill' maker on flat of blade. Stephen Hill (1), a Birmingham maker noted between 1830-1849.
Follow this link to see the associated scabbard and frog.
1) British & Commonwealth bayonets by Ian D Skennerton and Robert Richardson, page 397,
ISBN 0 949749 04 4
This is an interesting bess bayonet as it represents perhaps the last use of
the classic bess bayonet in an unaltered form. It belongs to a stand of
arms probably from a Country House in Ireland, and was found with its
Percussion Musket (stocked to take the 4" bayonet, but was also
provided with a Hanoverian spring catch).
The musket was made by 'KAVANAGH DUBLIN' and dates between the mid to late
1830's.