Mystery US bayonet

[2ndDEboy]

Does anyone know what maker would have stamped this? 1842 .69 socket bayonet

 

[Cato3rd]

I did a little digging and found a similar crossed arrows marked bayonet on CollegeHill Arsenal. Here is the quote in the description, "The blade is marked with the usual US mark on the ricasso over the enigmatic mark of a pair of {Crossed Arrows}. This scarce marking variant is shown in Robert M. Reilly's American Socket Bayonets & Scabbards as Figure B78A. The meaning of the mark is not known at this time." Seems like Tim Prince is even stumped

Link: https://collegehillarsenal.com/Rare-Crossed-Arrows-Marked-US-Model-1835-Socket-Bayonet

 

[2ndDEboy]

I did a little digging and found a similar crossed arrows marked bayonet on CollegeHill Arsenal. Here is the quote in the description, "The blade is marked with the usual US mark on the ricasso over the enigmatic mark of a pair of {Crossed Arrows}. This scarce marking variant is shown in Robert M. Reilly's American Socket Bayonets & Scabbards as Figure B78A. The meaning of the mark is not known at this time." Seems like Tim Prince is even stumped

Link: https://collegehillarsenal.com/Rare-Crossed-Arrows-Marked-US-Model-1835-Socket-Bayonet

I did see that and that's wild! Thanks for your input sir. So maybe we find out who was making a majority of these bayonets in the 1830s then perhaps we have a maker?

 

[JackADriscoll]

Springfield armory was the maker of most of these.

 

[2ndDEboy]

Springfield armory was the maker of most of these.

Do you have any source of the maker stamp

 

[JackADriscoll]

Do you have any source of the maker stamp

It seems no one does.