Offered is an original Civil War socket bayonet battlefield relic reportedly recovered along Mummasburg Road near the Eternal Light Peace Memorial at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
The accompanying original collector’s note states that the bayonet was personally excavated in the Gettysburg area and was one of only four bayonets recovered by the finder during years of relic hunting around the battlefield.
This example retains its recognizable socket, neck, and full-length triangular blade, giving it excellent display presence despite more than a century underground. The blade remains straight and substantially intact, while the socket still retains recognizable construction details associated with Civil War-era military bayonets.
Because of the extensive excavation wear and oxidation, the exact manufacturer or specific U.S. or Confederate pattern cannot be determined with certainty. Socket bayonets of this general form were widely used during the Civil War by infantry armed with rifled muskets.
The finder deliberately left the bayonet in its as-recovered, uncleaned condition, preserving the dark brown battlefield patina and surface character developed during its time in the ground.
Condition: Excavated relic condition with heavy oxidation, pitting, scaling, surface loss, and scattered flaking throughout. The socket, neck, and blade remain solid and recognizable. Please examine all photographs carefully. The original collector’s recovery and identification note shown in the photographs is included.
A substantial Gettysburg battlefield relic with an excellent documented recovery location near Mummasburg Road and the Peace Light, an area closely associated with the fighting north and northwest of Gettysburg.
Shipping included to the lower 48 contiguous United States.
Offered is an original Civil War socket bayonet battlefield relic reportedly recovered along Mummasburg Road near the Eternal Light Peace Memorial at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
The accompanying original collector’s note states that the bayonet was personally excavated in the Gettysburg area and was one of only four bayonets recovered by the finder during years of relic hunting around the battlefield.
This example retains its recognizable socket, neck, and full-length triangular blade, giving it excellent display presence despite more than a century underground. The blade remains straight and substantially intact, while the socket still retains recognizable construction details associated with Civil War-era military bayonets.
Because of the extensive excavation wear and oxidation, the exact manufacturer or specific U.S. or Confederate pattern cannot be determined with certainty. Socket bayonets of this general form were widely used during the Civil War by infantry armed with rifled muskets.
The finder deliberately left the bayonet in its as-recovered, uncleaned condition, preserving the dark brown battlefield patina and surface character developed during its time in the ground.
Condition: Excavated relic condition with heavy oxidation, pitting, scaling, surface loss, and scattered flaking throughout. The socket, neck, and blade remain solid and recognizable. Please examine all photographs carefully. The original collector’s recovery and identification note shown in the photographs is included.
A substantial Gettysburg battlefield relic with an excellent documented recovery location near Mummasburg Road and the Peace Light, an area closely associated with the fighting north and northwest of Gettysburg.
Shipping included to the lower 48 contiguous United States.