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Description
USA Fencing Bayonet with standard Model 1855-70 socket with Z slot and locking ring. Standard blade ground very thin for flexibility and covered with a brown leather shealth stitched on both edges and ending in a drop shaped pad with flat sides. The sheath is marked R.I.A. (Rock Island Arsenal)/1905/ H.E.K. (reference K 235/3 and #884, HARDIN #159 and K Vol 2 #243)
