'Brown Bess' socket bayonet
Object numberP1090
Title'Brown Bess' socket bayonet
Descriptionsocket bayonet with spear-like triangular fluted blade, designed for the British Short Land Pattern musket, known as the 'Brown Bess'
Production date circa 1777
Production period18th century
Object namebayonet, socket
Materialsteel
Dimensions
- blade length: 42.2 cm