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Socket bayonet
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Plug bayonet. The long dagger has a grip shaped so that it fits into the barrel of a rifle. The palmwood hilt is turned in the form of a baluster and provided with a yellow copper cap; the rest of the formerly gilded, yellow copper furniture consists, among other things, of a small quillon and a shell-shaped butt plate. The straight, six-sided blade is etched on both sides with a panel with a signature and a war trophy, a panel framed by scrolls and a basket with foliage.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineInsteekbajonet. c. 1768 - c. 1785. Abraham du Cellieé. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.