Socket Bayonet
date: label: Date
content: 1920s
name: label: Created by
content: Artilleria Fábrica Nacional, Spanish, 1761 - 1998
notes: label: Description
content: Socket bayonet with a wooden handle and leather and metal sheath. The bayonet has a socket hole for attachment to a rifle on the handle. The blade has a maker's mark right above the hilt that states, [ARTILLERIA / Fca NACIONAL / TOLEDO] that represents, Artilleria Fábrica Nacional. The other side has the stamp in the same placement that states, [95585 / B]. The handle is made of wood and metal and has a notch cut out to fit on the rifle. The sheath has a metal top and tip and leather body. It has an outer piece that is used to clip the socket to a belt.
place: label: Place made
content: Toledo, Spain, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Weapons and Ammunition
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.111.12ab
objectType: label: Type
content: bayonet sockets
label: Type
content: sheaths
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: leather, metal and wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 × 21 1/4 × 1 in. (7.6 × 54 × 2.5 cm)