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Socket Bayonets: A History and Collector´s Guide
Graham Priest
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Description for Socket Bayonets: A History and Collector´s Guide
Paperback. Graham Priest explores the fascinating world of socket bayonets. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: HBW; JWM; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
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 prestige. In the nineteenth century mass-produced, interchangeable and breech-loaded firearms appeared, but the bayonet lived on. Methods of attachment were improved, and single-shot firearms and ... Read more
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 prestige. In the nineteenth century mass-produced, interchangeable and breech-loaded firearms appeared, but the bayonet lived on. Methods of attachment were improved, and single-shot firearms and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445649917
SKU
V9781445649917
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Ref
99-47
About Graham Priest
Graham Priest is a retired headmaster. He has been collecting bayonets since 1957, specialising in socket bayonets since 1972. His previous publications include 'The Brown Bess Bayonet 1720-1860' (1986), 'The Spirit of the Pike: British Socket Bayonets of the Twentieth Century' (2003), 'The Bayonets of the Grand Master's Palace, Malta', (200), 'Biddestone: A Peaceful Wiltshire Village ' (2013), and ... Read more
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