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Officer's Plug Bayonette
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About this work
Used increasingly in warfare during the 1600s, the plug bayonet was inserted into the muzzle of a gun to make a weapon with a long shaft. This eventually made the use of pikemen in warfare obsolete as the new musketeer could now continue after having run out of shots.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineOfficer's Plug Bayonette, c.1690. England, 17th century. Steel serrated blade, brass, and wood; overall: 46.6 cm (18 3/8 in.); blade: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.); quillions: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); grip: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1659
