Original U.S. Extremely Rare Type I M-1816 Fencing Training Socket Bayonet - Whalebone “Baleen” Blade with Leather-Wrapped Rubber Ball Crimean War It did not need a

It did not need a fuze or bursting charge

FEET COPPER LEG WIRES IN SERIES

however it still has serial number 69 visible at the end of the receiver

and then taken home and put into service

This definitely looks to be from storage in a holster

Original U.S. Extremely Rare Type I M-1816 Fencing Training Socket Bayonet - Whalebone “Baleen” Blade with Leather-Wrapped Rubber Ball Crimean War It did not need aOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is one of the scarcest bayonets we have ever offered at IMA. The M 1816 Fencing Bayonet utilized the socket from a M 1816 22 27 socket bayonet, and had the blade removed, with a short rectangular receptacle replacing the blade. The receptacle accepted the end of a flexible bayonet blade made from baleen (referred to a whalebone in the period). The baleen was used to make items that were lightweight, but also