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Spain. Artillery Sword Bayonet. Model 1858.
Model 1858 Artillery sword bayonet, designed for attachment to the Model 1857 percussion rifled carbine.
Hilt: constructed in two parts. The brass grip features a slightly flattened circular pommel decorated with the traditional flaming Artillery bomb. The grip has plain sides with fluted decoration on the front and reverse. A second component, made of steel, forms a quillon curving towards the pommel and terminating in a spherical finial. On the inner side is the mounting socket with a locking ring for attachment to the carbine.
Blade: yataghan-shaped with a pronounced curve, featuring a ricasso at the base, a flat inner spine and an outer cutting edge. It has a broad fuller and, towards the tip, a double-edged section extending to the point. The centre of gravity is located approximately 410 mm from the tip. Marked Fabrica Artileria. Año 1866.
Overall length: 573 mm.
Blade length: 433 mm.
Spanish 19th-century Artillery sword bayonet.
