Socket Bayonets: A History and Collector's Guide

by Graham Priest

The bayonet was originally developed in the seventeenth century in its early 'plug' form, probably as a hunting ancillary. From this starting point it became a military success, helping to abolish the pike as a British army weapon. Innovative technologies were used to allow both bayonet and musket to be used together, by adoption of a socket, and the use of this weapon in many European wars during the early eighteenth century influenced its international...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445649918
• ISBN13: 9781445649917
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"