I'm trying to compile a reliable history of the bayonet and acccording to the Encyclopedia Britannica John Moore introduced a "spring-clip" in 1805. I wondered if anyone else knows anything about this innovation, if it was one.
I hope this forum caters for those interested in bayonets as well.
| R Fox wrote: |
| I'm trying to compile a reliable history of the bayonet and acccording to the Encyclopedia Britannica John Moore introduced a "spring-clip" in 1805. I wondered if anyone else knows anything about this innovation, if it was one.
I hope this forum caters for those interested in bayonets as well. |
I think it is just an adoption of an existing EIC pattern, it certainly wasn't widely adopted on the Peninsular
http://www.jeffreyhayes.com/bayonets/4inchspring.htm
That's very useful, thank you. j
| R Fox wrote: |
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I hope this forum caters for those interested in bayonets as well. |
It certainly should do ! I for one, as a former collector of bayonets, are still extremely interested in them. Unfortunately, I am not particularly knowledgable on them and do not , at present, have a single book on them in my library :( But i still have the interest, if not the collection! :)
Any other bayonet enthusiasts out there ??
Regards as ever,
Russ
PS. Probably the book to look up would be R.J.Wilkinson -Lathams book on bayonets of the British army. He is also a moderator on the SFI if I recall correctly?
R.
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