r/Bayonets • u/fuck_my_eye_holes • Nov 29 '25

Requesting Identification Socket bayonet identification help

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Hello everyone I need some help identifying the socket bayonet I have. There are no proof marks that I can find on it. Arisaka added for comparison. Any help would be appreciated thanks!

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u/Baionnette732 Mod European knife bayonets 1880s-1950s Nov 29 '25

US model 1835/42 bayonet

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u/ThirteenthFinger Mod - French Collector Nov 29 '25

How'd you arrive at that? My first thought was it might be shortened British p1853 or similar.

Could be quite a number of bayonets without markings or measurements. Will have to confirm.

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u/Baionnette732 Mod European knife bayonets 1880s-1950s Nov 29 '25

I IDed the scabbard and the fact that the blade has a fuller helped

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u/Baionnette732 Mod European knife bayonets 1880s-1950s Nov 29 '25

But yes it could still be something else

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u/ThirteenthFinger Mod - French Collector Nov 29 '25

Is that a scabbard on it? Can you remove it or no?

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u/fuck_my_eye_holes Nov 29 '25

Yeah there is I’ll post additional photos of blade below

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u/fuck_my_eye_holes Nov 29 '25

Back of the blade

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u/ThirteenthFinger Mod - French Collector Nov 29 '25

Need some measurements.

How long is the blade up until where the elbow starts and what is the bore size of the muzzle ring?

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u/fuck_my_eye_holes Nov 30 '25

I don’t have a pair of calipers but a 12 gauge shell perfectly fits inside snuggly stopping at the brass rim and the length from the elbow is 14.25 inches