British Military issue Pattern 1859 socket bayonet in its brass mounted brown leather scabbard.
£195
British Military issue Pattern 1859 socket bayonet in its brass mounted brown leather scabbard. Fullered tricorn blade with ordnance Broad Arrow WD ownership mark over a Crown and X6E Enfield inspection stamp. Blued socket with rotating locking ring to fit the Indian army issue smooth bore Pattern 1859 musket, based on the rifled Pattern 1853 arm issued to British Troops. In its issue brass mounted brown leather Indian service scabbard with second model locket with integral frog stud. The .65” smooth bore Patt ‘59 was fitted with a heavier barrel than the Pattern 1853 rifle, after earlier Pattern 1858 muskets with standard weight barrels proved to be prone to bending after they had been bored to .65”, this required the socket of the bayonet to be made of larger diameter than the rifle bayonet of the same design. In good condition with good blade and much blue finish to the socket in a good regulation scabbard with intact stitching. A good example of a rare British Issue bayonet for the use of native troops serving on the sub-continent.
