. c.1813-1815 India Pattern Brown Bess with Large Collar
Blade marked with 'Crown' over '31' inspection, and the makers mark 'S&I DAWES' [1], this is Samuel and John Dawes, Birmingham maker, noted between 1813-15 in Board of Ordnance records.
Large collar compared to smaller collar on another India pattern bayonet. (1) British & Commonwealth bayonets by Ian D Skennerton and Robert Richardson, page 396, ISBN 0 949749 04 4 |