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1101
$2,587.00

CONFEDERATE BLOCKADE RUN ENFIELD SABER BAYONET. SN 650. This Enfield saber bayonet is complete with orig scabbard and frog. SN is cut longitudinally into pommel, as is typically found on other Confederate imported Enfield saber bayonets. SN would have been cut into buttplate of corresponding Enfield rifle that this bayonet would have fit. Bayonet is in beautiful condition. It must have been a trophy sold in prize court in the North that never made its way to Confederate service. You won’t find a nicer bayonet and scabbard. Though there is no serial number on scabbard, it appears to have always been with this bayonet, as condition and surfaces match perfectly. Mr. Michel’s Notes State: “Enfield saber bayonet with scabbard and white buff frog in excellent condition. All metal is uncleaned bright and all the leather is sound, including the leather grips of the bayonet itself. The hilt of the bayonet is engraved with the typical numbers placed on arms imported from England by the Confederacy, in this instance “650”.” PROVENANCE: Ben Michel collection. CONDITION: Blade is bright with light areas of pitting. Hilt is very good, with scattered areas of rust staining on pommel and scabbard mounts. Compressed leather grips are very good. Leather scabbard body is very good. White, buff frog is very good, showing scattered soiling. 4-31318 JS28 (1,000-2,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007
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