Hi Jim,
Thank you so much for your precious input
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... and for your (usually much too) generous apreciation of my humble conquest(s)
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Hi David,
I am glad you find it interesting
. Horizontal plane, rib penetrator, he he
I beleive these were binded with either rawhide or rattan; same as used to fix the barrels, when not brass or iron binded (picture C).
There are members who are experts in this area, like Ward, but it appears that there are at least three types of bayonets; apart from this one with binding langets, others have a sort of springed grip, that is coupled into quadrangular rings; these rings may be either welded to the barrel, or welded to plates which are binded to the barrel with the mentioned materials (picture A). One of my (only two) muskets is the version with fixed rings (picture B); unfortunately i have never been lucky to find a bayonet to fit in it, which i would adore.
Fernando
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