Original U.S. Civil War Confederate M1855 Style Saber Bayonet with Partial Scabbard French Gun Magazines Blade length: 9 3/4”

Blade length: 9 3/4”

the engineers cleared a breach

"GAOL" is the old English way for today's spelling of "JAIL" even used today sometimes in England

but is still quite sharp and in solid condition

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate M1855 Style Saber Bayonet with Partial Scabbard French Gun Magazines Blade length: 9 3/4”Original Item: Only One Available. The U. S. Model 1855 Sword bayonet was developed to be used with the new . 58" caliber Springfield Model 1855 Rifled musket. They were based on the previous M1841 bayonet for the "Mississippi Rifle", and continued to be used on later produced examples of that rifle. The bayonets were not made in any large quantities, with the tried and true socket bayonet being more popular. With the outbreak of the U. S. Civil War,