December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.
A pair of hard-to-find, early Spanish socket bayonet patterns. The first, a M1752, follows French styling in design with bottom flutes, but has a flat blade on top with a rear shoulder dropping sharply. It has an issue number engraved on the flat: "993" and the overall length is 17 - 3/4", with 13" blade. The Model 1789 bayonet is more squared in form at the shank and thus measures 17 - 1/2" in length, with traces of an issue mark on its blade: "19[?]. PROVENANCE: 1) Lot 73 at Skinner 25 FEB 2022 sale; and 2) purchased from Shawn Gibson, March 2015. CONDITION: 1) pewter grey patina with salt and pepper finish; and 2) cleaned with moderate to heavy pitting overall.