Original Danish Model 1853/66 Snider Naval Rifle Sword Bayonet with Regimental Marking Water Jacket Assembly With America thrust into the

With America thrust into the war

1940 - 1942

while only 12 to 16 Tomcats were lost

It is dated 1863 on the lock plate tail

Manufactured at the arsenal at Klingenthal and marked as such along with the date MARCH 1880 expressly as French military aid to Egypt that had gained great prominence since the opening of the Suez Canal

Original Danish Model 1853/66 Snider Naval Rifle Sword Bayonet with Regimental Marking Water Jacket Assembly With America thrust into theOriginal Item. Only One available. Intended for use as a Short Sword as well as a bayonet, examples of these are extremely scarce. What we have here is a very nice example of a Danish Model 1853 66 Bayonet, intended for use on the Danish short 1853 66 Snider Naval Rifle. These rifles were originally muzzle loaders, but were converted at Copenhagen Arsenal to the Snider breech loading system. These rifles were then replaced by the Remington Rolling