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what, if any marks did confederate armories put on confederate made bayonets? I just got a hold of an original '42 bayonet, but it doesn't have the US stamp on the blade, it looks more like a rough "P". does anyone have any ideas?
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Re: confederate bayonet markings
Ian,
It's possible that you have a foreign bayonet. France and Belgium both made bayonets that are nearly identical to the US M1842. I have a bayonet with some strange markings I've been told may be Belgian (see a picture at http://www.mindspring.com/~breagan88...rkings%202.JPG).
Markings aside, it's virtually identical to a US-marked M1842 bayonet I own. You can see the two compared at http://www.mindspring.com/~breagan88...rison%201a.JPG. If my bayonet isn't American, it's actually a much closer facsimile than the current repros.
I'm no expert on CS bayonets, but they are very rare, and I'm not aware of any that are marked.Bill Reagan
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Re: confederate bayonet markings
To build on what Bill has said, you may want to find a copy of Robert M. Reilly's "American Socket Bayonets and Scabbards" it has a wealth of information that you might find interesting.Jim KindredComment
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Re: confederate bayonet markings
Not many people know this but the Confederate Gov't was the first to pioneer importing products from third world countries to save a buck. Could it be the "P" stands for an early Pakistani import???? :D[COLOR=Indigo][SIZE=2][FONT=Book Antiqua]Sgt.R.C.Tarbox
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Re: confederate bayonet markings
I dug a .69 socket bayonet on Rocky Face Ridge several years ago that appeared to have a palmetto and letter "p" stamped on the blade. I was told by a relic dealer that it was a Palmetto Arsenal and very valuable so naturaly I packed it up and lost it.Marlin Teat
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