Original U.S. Revolutionary War Early Colonial Blacksmith Made Socket Bayonet With Scabbard, Frog and Belt Antique Long Guns Research reveals that serial number

Research reveals that serial number 73633 dates to year of manufacture of 1897

This cap has a real patina of age

The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads H V 647

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Original U.S. Revolutionary War Early Colonial Blacksmith Made Socket Bayonet With Scabbard, Frog and Belt Antique Long Guns Research reveals that serial numberOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. It is very difficult to date early Colonial Period bayonets. They were made in small numbers by local blacksmiths, without the benefit of gauges and other production tooling common to European manufacture. As a result, no two are alike. Colonial Militias began forming in the 1730s. Because early militias focused primarily on defending settlements against Indian attack, the production and procurement of bayonets