Original 18th - 19th Century British Made Land Pattern Brown Bess Socket Bayonet by Dawes Category_Accessories The chinstrap is gone

The chinstrap is gone

On 20 December 1943 one of the squadron's planes

which may have gone through the plating

That makes this a "MOSTLY MATCHING" example

This is a great Austro-Hungarian ersatz issue bayonet frog meant to be used with captured French M1892/16 bayonets

Original 18th - 19th Century British Made Land Pattern Brown Bess Socket Bayonet by Dawes Category_Accessories The chinstrap is goneOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Land Pattern musket was introduced in 1722. Both the musket and its bayonet evolved over time, until superseded by the India Pattern at the close of the 18th Century. This example is of the Pattern 1727, and likely dates from the late 18th Century. Distinguishing characteristics include: a wide blade, with a concave face and prominent circular guard. Elbow is flush with the socket front and extends well forward