Name/Title
BayonetEntry/Object ID
991.16.4a,bDescription
(a) Dark metal sheath with rounded, circular point and additional rounded attachments on the underside to fit the bayonet.
(b) The blade is long and narrow with a wood-inset handle. There are small attachments on the underside of the guard with circular slots.Context
Knife bayonets like these were widely used during the Great War. Used as both a melee weapon and all purpose tool, these short blades were attached to the underside of the rifle - effectively turning the rifle into a spear. These attachments were standard issue and became a staple of a soldiers kit.
This bayonet is made for the Carcano rifle, designed in 1889, and used until the end of the Second World War. There is a manufacturer's mark on the ricasso below the crosspiece that says TERNI the location in Italy where it was made.Made/Created
Date made
1889Notes
Additional create date: 1880, 1945Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Bayonet, KnifeNomenclature Primary Object Term
BayonetNomenclature Sub-Class
Edged WeaponsNomenclature Class
ArmamentsNomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologySearch Terms
World War II, Military, Bayonet, Metal, World Wars, World War IILegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Sheath, BayonetDimensions
Height
3 cmWidth
9 cmLength
43 in