Original Rare Belgian Model 1850 Socket Style Bayonet for Muzzle Loading Rifle Made By N.C. Lardinois Royal Air Force and paint loss on the

and paint loss on the exterior from rust and wear

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303 caliber knife bayonet

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Original Rare Belgian Model 1850 Socket Style Bayonet for Muzzle Loading Rifle Made By N.C. Lardinois Royal Air Force and paint loss on theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very interesting Belgian socket type bayonet, designed around 1850. It doesn't have an actual socket, but instead mounts to a gun by sliding in to a channel on the barrel, and there is a spring type lock at the end. This was designed to fit a muzzle loader marked "N. C. Lardinois, Armourer De Le Roi Des Pasys Bas" on the rifle. The base of the blade is maker marked A S. Condition is quite good considering