EXTREMELY RARE AMES MODEL 1847 SAPPERS & MINERS ARTILLERY MUSKATOON SWORD BAYONET.

EXTREMELY RARE AMES MODEL 1847 SAPPERS & MINERS ARTILLERY MUSKATOON SWORD BAYONET. Rare bayonet with 21-7/8″ leaf shaped, dbl edged blade with median center ridge. One ricasso is marked “US/1855” and the other with the Ames Mfg. Co. name & address. The handle is of solid cast brass with thick dbl handguard having teardrop shaped quillions. One side has the socket for the muskatoon bbl and slot for the bbl lug with a rotating steel locking band. Handle is fish scale pattern with a swelled pommel that has a bayonet lug slot aligned with the socket. One side of the pommel is stamped with the inspector marks “H1”. The flat of the pommel opposite the lug slot has the inspector initials “A.D.K.” (A.D. King) and “R.H.K.W.” (Robert Henry Kirkwood Whilely). These well made sword bayonets were produced from 1847 through 1856 for the Springfield Model 1847 Sappers & Miners muskatoon, of which only 830 total arms were manufactured. PROVENANCE: E.J. “Ted” Bell Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. Blade retains an even, lightly cleaned, dark brown patina with moderate pitting, heavy in spots. Handle has a few minor nicks & dings, shows moderate wear with all inspector initials crisp & clear and retains a medium mustard patina on the exposed surfaces with very dark coffee colored patina in the scales of the handle. A truly rare bayonet. 4-41705 JR259 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2476	$1,725.00	EXTREMELY RARE AMES MODEL 1847 SAPPERS & MINERS ARTILLERY MUSKATOON SWORD BAYONET. Rare bayonet with 21-7/8″ leaf shaped, dbl edged blade with median center ridge. One ricasso is marked “US/1855” and the other with the Ames Mfg. Co. name & address. The handle is of solid cast brass with thick dbl handguard having teardrop shaped quillions. One side has the socket for the muskatoon bbl and slot for the bbl lug with a rotating steel locking band. Handle is fish scale pattern with a swelled pommel that has a bayonet lug slot aligned with the socket. One side of the pommel is stamped with the inspector marks “H1”. The flat of the pommel opposite the lug slot has the inspector initials “A.D.K.” (A.D. King) and “R.H.K.W.” (Robert Henry Kirkwood Whilely). These well made sword bayonets were produced from 1847 through 1856 for the Springfield Model 1847 Sappers & Miners muskatoon, of which only 830 total arms were manufactured. PROVENANCE: E.J. “Ted” Bell Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good. Blade retains an even, lightly cleaned, dark brown patina with moderate pitting, heavy in spots. Handle has a few minor nicks & dings, shows moderate wear with all inspector initials crisp & clear and retains a medium mustard patina on the exposed surfaces with very dark coffee colored patina in the scales of the handle. A truly rare bayonet. 4-41705 JR259 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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