Original Spanish 19th Century Plug Bayonet for Wild Boar Hunting U.S. Uniforms at the BATTTLE OF ABOUKIR

at the BATTTLE OF ABOUKIR BAY August 1798

It also bears an arsenal marking and date of 1861

having shrunk and become stiff

who was a 20-year-old soldier from Alabama with the 92nd Signal Battalion of General George Patton's Third Army

from September

Original Spanish 19th Century Plug Bayonet for Wild Boar Hunting U.S. Uniforms at the BATTTLE OF ABOUKIROriginal Item: Only One Available. In the late 17th century plug bayonets were used by Infantry all over Europe as an attachment to the muzzle of a musket, once the last round had been fired, in order to turn the musket into a pike for dismounting Cavalry troops. The circular hilt was literally inserted into the bore effectively creating a long reaching spear or lance. Later replaced by a socket or other style bayonets. Plug bayonets made in the 19th