bayonetman Posted March 25, 2015 Share #1 Posted March 25, 2015 Anyone here knowledgeable on the Model 1816 bayonet? I have one that came from my Grandfather, with the story that it was brought home from the Civil War by his grandfather. The blade has the standard inspector marks (although I am not sure what the second letter is) and an 18 at the end of the stud groove. The only unusal thing that I find on it is a J W marking on the elbow. I don't seen anything about this mark in the standard references, so thought I would ask here. Arrow points to the mark. Closeup of the mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Trzaska Posted March 25, 2015 Share #2 Posted March 25, 2015 Hello Gary, I believe your bayonet to be a Pattern of 1827 model. The US / SE marking would be for a contract forging not made in the National Armories. The SE is an unknown contractor from what information I have. It is a known marking just unidentified as to who they were. The 16 is a rack number that would have corresponded to a musket with the same number 16. The J.M. I BELIEVE to be Justin Murphy, a shop foreman of forging at Springfield Armory who also worked part time as a contract inspector of forgings. As good a guess as any I suppose! All the best Frank Trzaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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