bayonet, socket, pattern 1853, bayonet
Accession Number
NAM.2001-04-22-1
Description
Pattern 1853 socket bayonet, for the pattern 1853 Enfield rifle and also the Snider-Enfield. Used by the Devon and Cornwall Militia. Later converted with a wooden handle, probably for the Home Guard, 1939-1945 (c).
Campaigns
World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945)