This is a rarely seen sword bayonet. It is believed that these were sent to the State of Alabama Shortly before the Civil War. This was for the 1841 Mississippi rifle and was made by Horstmann & Sons of Philadelphia. They altered the end of the barrel with two side bars to accept this rather odd bayonet. It is stated that they did this alteration at the Mobile, Depot in Mobile, Alabama. The blade is 21 inches long with full length stopped fullers on each side. This one has a full length bottom edge with no nicks and 5 inch long false edge on top. The base of the blade is stamped with a king’s head, the symbol for Gebruder Weyersberg, a blade maker in Solingen. The blade is a pretty mottled gray tone with light surface oxidation overall. There is a brass "washer" between the blade and cross guard. The massive cross guard is cast brass with bulbous ends. The crossguard measures 4 inches across. The handle and extended socket are one piece cast brass and you can see the seam where they were joined. On the top side of the handle, it has the punch dot letter "F". The grip portion of the handle is 4 inches long. Extending from the handle, and offset, is the socket. The socket is grooved and cut out to fit on the Mississippi rifle. It has a beautiful untouched patina on all of the brass. The bayonet is accompanied by a leather and brass scabbard and frog. This scabbard and frog were originally designed for the model 1855 rifle so they are incorrect for the bayonet but as you see, they display beautifully with it. The last two images show Confederate soldiers using one of these saber bayonets on their guns. I would like to give credit to the owners of the images but I do not know who owns them. If you know who owns them I would love to thank them for letting me borrow them. You get the saber bayonet with the scabbard and frog for $2950.

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