(76 mm.) socket.Ĭalvó also indicates that the blade width of Spanish-made bayonets was 19.5 mm., where the USA-made bayonets had blades 20.5 mm. Calvó in his 2003 article (in Spanish), 24 Tipos de Cubo en Bayonetas Encontradas en España (24 Types of Socket Bayonets Found in Spain). sockets, where the Spanish-made bayonets had a 3 in. In his book, Socket Bayonets of the Great Powers, Shuey indicates that M1871 bayonets made in the USA had 2.625 in. Plug bayonets from this region of Spain are less common than those of the neighboring provinces of Toledo (to the East) and Andalusia (to the South). I suspect that "La-Cerena" may refer to La Serena, a community in the Exremadura region of Western Spain. This covers the edged portion of the blade, stopping just short of the ricasso. The lower portion of the scabbard is present. This bayonet once had a thin, flat steel crosspiece, which has been filed away. Hunting plug bayonet, most likely dating from the mid-19th Century. The socket has been flared at the rear, so perhaps, was mounted to a flagpole. This example has a couple of holes in the socket probably from mounting to a display. Neat arrow terminal where the elbow joins the blade. Wide double-edged blade with a flattened diamond profile. (84 mm.) socket with a crude hand-cut two step slot for a bottom stud. This bayonet could be for a hunting musket or, perhaps, an officer's fusil. Dating from the Mid-Late 1700s, not much is known about these scarce socket bayonets.
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