Artifact 99-11 is a British land pattern musket bayonet was blown off the gunboat New York when its cannon exploded. The style of this bayonet suggests it was manufactured between 1735 and 1745.
Collection
Valcour Bay Research Project Collection
Made/Created
Date made
1776
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Bayonet, Socket
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Bayonet
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Edged Weapons
Nomenclature Class
Armaments
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Archaeological Project Number
Other Number
99-11
Dimensions
Height
8 mm
Dimension Notes
29.2cm L (socket portion) x 3cm W (blade width) 1.8cm W (end of the blade). The blade portion is 24cm L x 2cm W (blade width at the widest point) and 8mm (blade width at the tip).
