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Production: Du Cellier, Abraham
Plug-bayonet with boxwood grip of baluster form set in brass mouldings, short up-curving quillons and shell-shaped blade guard of brass, the steel blade etched and with gilt inlay.
Inscribed with the maker's name and address on one side in French and in Dutch on the other; as follows: Abm Du Cellier/md Fourbisseur/français dans/Le Kalverstraat/vis a vis/Le Cloître/à Amsterdam: Abm Du Cellier/mE Svaardviger/an der) Kalverstraat/set yas over/...Kloster/hat Amsterdam.
History note: Formerly in the Baron de Cosson Collection
Given by A.J. Hugh Smith through the National Art Collections Fund
Height: 47.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1956-11-22) by Smith, Arnold John Hugh
18th Century, Early#
Circa
1700
CE
-
1730
CE
Early firearms were not always completely reliable and took time to reload. Bayonets were developed early on to convert a longarm, into a formidable weapon with which to fight the enemy hand to hand. This type of bayonet was pushed into the muzzle of a gun but later example were made that fitted to the side of the barrel so that it was possible to fire it as well as use the bayonet.
Grip
composed of
boxwood
Blade Inlay
composed of
gold
Blade
composed of
steel
Blade Guard
composed of
brass (alloy)
Mountings
composed of
brass (alloy)
Blade Decoration
Accession number: M.5-1956
Primary reference Number: 19251
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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