Richmond bayonets

[Andrew Kasmar]

Re: Richmond bayonets

Hi,

Sorry, about that.

[David Fox]

Re: Richmond bayonets

As I understand it, the Richmond-produced rifle-muskets were turned at the muzzle to accept either the M.1855 U.S. style bayonet or the Enfield import, interchangably. Originals in my accumulation seem to bear this out. Davies seminal "CS Armory Richmond" asserts the unfluted, steel-tipped bayonets were issued-out from the Richmond Arsenal with rehabbed .58 rifle-muskets. Anyone have a replica unfluted for sale? I've been looking for an original Richmond-issue bayonet for years, man and boy. Saw a decent one some years ago at the December Nashville relic show. Always the same sordid story: too little of my money chasing too much bayonet.

Judge David Fox

[Andrew Kasmar]

Re: Richmond bayonets

Hi,

College Hill Arsenal may have what you are looking for; here is their link http://www.collegehillarsenal.com/shop/home.php .

[Jimmayo]

Raleigh Bayonet???

I have always thought this could be a CS Raleigh bayonet. Can't be 100% sure. Can anybody see a fluted surface. They look flat to me. You can go to the original photo and see it much better.

[tarheelmilitia]

Re: Richmond bayonets

Bayonets are so very much underepresented in this hobby. Here is one example I have in my collection. This is listed in Albaugh's book as an unknown confederate made bayonet that could have been fitted to any gun, rifle, or fowling piece. Now I would assume this to be made during the early years of the war for various reasons like, It's a saber bayonet, it has a brass handle, it could be made to attach to any gun, it's heavy, and the list goes on. I personally would like to see the use of rifles with saber bayonets at early war events. It would be short of a miracle to see a bayonet like this attached to single barrel shotgun at an early war event this day in time :).

[Roger Hansen]

Re: Richmond bayonets

I saw one of these unfluted heavy trainagular bayonets for 1842 dug on Hardee's line at New Hope Church in 1981 for use reference.

Roger Hansen