Bayonet, spike

JPrescher

September 11, 2002 11:23

I have in my possession a spike bayonet 18" in length with the following markings.

1. The bayonet has a brass handle/grip and the marking LT 1842 on the socket housing.

2. The scabbard has 13286 and an R in a circle and a P in a circle.

Any help would be most appreciated.

Jim Prescher

jprescher

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  captkirk3@dslextreme.com

  September 11, 2002 11:39

  Jim: send me a picture and I can probably tell you what it is...But as your discription stands....Can't even venture a guess. There were many Bayonets with Brass Handles..There were PLUG BAYONETS and SOCKET BAYONETS and STUD LOCK BAYONETS...and a few other that slip my mind at the present...A complete discription would be of some help if you can't sent a photo...best....
  
  Captain Kirk, Tech Staff

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  jonk

  September 11, 2002 14:06

  Could be a French Lebel bayonet. Could be a lot of things as Capt Kirk says.
  
  "...hit your enemy in the belly, and kick him when he is down, and boil his prisoners in oil- if you take any- and torture his women and children. Then people will keep clear of you..." -Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, speaking at the Hague Peace Conf

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  JPrescher

  September 13, 2002 16:57

  Gentleman,
  After wandering the net for a few hours, I have come to the conclusion that it is indeed a French 1886/93/16 bayonet for the Lebel rifle. The R in a circle and the P in a circle haven't been identified (and probably won't)
  
  Jim
  
  jprescher

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  Iroquois Scout

  September 14, 2002 20:55

  It is possible that the "R" in a circle could stand for Remington and the "P" for proved. As Remington made the Lebel rifle for France from 1914 until 1917 and may have made bayonets at the same time as they did for the Russians.

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  Gatofeo

  September 15, 2002 09:09

  Interestingly, the bayonet is the only weapon believed to be named after its place of origin.
  It was first produced in Bayonne, France.
  Other weapons are named after their inventors (Colt, Shrapnel, etc.), its resemblance to something else (burp gun) or a model number (M16).
  I suppose it's just as well. I wouldn't much care for a Western novel in which the hero had a .45-caliber Athol (a town in Idaho).
  
  
  
  "A hit with a .22 is better than a miss with a .44!"

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  22WRF

  September 15, 2002 09:34

  try this wweb site
  
  http://bayonets.com/identification.html
  
  
  
  
  I Refuse to be a VictimGrumpy old man
  
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