Civil War Bayonets?

[ewmail15]

My dad has three bayonets and needs to know the rifle makes/models as mates. Pics are low res, so apologies, but could someone state with confidence the facts? One looks to be a side mount and two as bottom.

He also has other bayonets from more recent wars/periods where identifications needed. There's one sword that could be very, very old. Help?

 

[originalrebelyell]

They look like 1853 Enfield bayonet's do the have any markings, if the do photos of markings would help.

 

[tbuckley]

Welcome. As originalrebelyell said, photos of the marking will help. Someone will have the information you are looking for.
They do look like P53 Enfield but, at a quick glance so does a post Civil War Martini bayonet which I learned back when I started collecting Civil War artifacts.

 

[ewmail15]

First three are for the "39" scabbard. Pics 4 and 5 are for the two "7"s.

 

[Ralph Heinz]

The scabbards all appear to be post 1866 as used on Snider/Enfield rifles and the markings (WD and broad arrow) on two of the bayonets are typical British War Dept. markings. These would not have been used in the American Civil War. In England, when bayonets were reissued to a different army unit, the old one's numbers were crossed out and new numbers added which identified the company and regiment. That would account for the straight lines stamped across markings on the ricasso at the base of the blades.

In your first photo, the bayonet closest to the camera has a bridge (part the sight passes through) that appears to be located on the side. Someone who specializes in collecting foreign bayonets may be able to identify that one for you. They will probably need dimensions: overall length; blade length; socket length; the socket bore size (diameter) and the muzzle to stud length.

 

[ewmail15]

Thanks so much for sharing Ralph.

 

[ewmail15]

Found a bayonet that is pretty much exactly what I have (x3) - P1876 577-450 Martini Henry Rifle bayonet used by the British in the Zulu War.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/SUPERB-ZUL...474881?hash=item2efecf01c1:g:UkAAAOSw4A5YvLOj