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Integral bayonets

Scope note

Bayonets that are permanently attached to the firearm barrel, slid forward or unfolded for use by hand or some type of spring mechanism when needed, and retractable when not. They were widely used on pistols and blunderbusses in the 18th and 19th centuries and some military rifles in the 20th century.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000204446

Broader Terms used

bayonets

Equivalent Terms used

integral bayonet

Created

13yrs ago

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