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Bayonet

Description

Saw bayonet, patented by F. W. Alexander, Baltimore Light Artillery, U.S.A. 1864; approved by a Military Board, Fort McHenry. Likely the sole prototype from patent number 45,009. The intention of the bayonet was "such a form that it can be employed as a saw, in addition to its use as a weapon, thus assisting the soldier to construct abates, breast works, cabins, and all other works in which the saw is a useful implement."

Date

1864

Materials

Steel

Dimensions

21 L

Object ID

1920.18.4

Accession Number

1920.18

Resource ID

15079

Credit Line

The John Henry Alexander Collection

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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