Original U.S. Civil War Confederate M1855 Style Saber Bayonet with Partial Scabbard German Field Equipment Each cartoon was politically significant

Each cartoon was politically significant to the current events of the day

this smith worked 1935 to 1970 during the SHOWA period

Under the grips

with no change from sharpening

but from what we can see

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate M1855 Style Saber Bayonet with Partial Scabbard German Field Equipment Each cartoon was politically significantOriginal Item: Only One Available. The U. S. Model 1855 Sword bayonet was developed to be used with the new . 58" caliber Springfield Model 1855 Rifled musket. They were based on the previous M1841 bayonet for the "Mississippi Rifle", and continued to be used on later produced examples of that rifle. The bayonets were not made in any large quantities, with the tried and true socket bayonet being more popular. With the outbreak of the U. S. Civil War,