1873 Springfield bayonet query. . . . .

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  • JimF
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2009
    • 1179

    #1

    1873 Springfield bayonet query. . . . .

    Just got a M'73 bayonet with the "U.S." marking . . . as it should be.

    However---

    It also has "MASS." stamped near the "U.S."!

    I also have seen . . . and I MAY purchase . . . . a Cadet-length M'73 bayo. with the very same "MASS." marking in the same location.

    Were these two bayonets once the property of the Massachusetts National Guard?

    Thanks in advance, --Jim
  • John Sukey
    Very Senior Member - OFC Deceased
    • Aug 2009
    • 12224

    #2
    State militia at that time period

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