Original European / British Colonial P-1856 Yataghan Style Saber Bayonet with Very Curved Blade U.S. Badges which is the date

which is the date

so lovingly preserved for perhaps two or three generations

but they can be easily source on the surplus market

according to the age of participants

which has a heavily figured top portion

Original European / British Colonial P-1856 Yataghan Style Saber Bayonet with Very Curved Blade U.S. Badges which is the dateOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very strange, unrecorded as far as we know, Saber bayonet that can best be described as based on the British P 1856 Two Band percussion Short Rifle often issued to Artillerymen. The Cross guard and pommel are however are not steel but are made of BRASS. The grip plates are wood and the bayonet is fitted with a long leaf spring to activate the bayonet catch. The blade is YATAGHAN in design however is much more