Includes: Very Rare (1 of 1,800) Ames Mfg. US Navy M1861 Dahlgren Bowie bayonet for the Whitneyville/Plymouth Naval rifle; leather sheath w/ brass collar & tip cover
Blade Length: 12 in.
OAL: 16.75 in. (17.375 in.)
Condition: Very Good-Antique; blade has moderate wear w/ some light scattered pitting; abrasions around blade edge; brass guard/handle has fair amount of wear & dark patina; wood handle grip has fair amount of wear & chipping w/ some patina; leather is worn & cracked on the sheath; brass fittings have wear & dark patina
Note: comes with descriptive papers
Marked: left Ricasso reads "AMES MFG. Co. / CHICOPEE."; right Ricasso reads ""U.S.N. / D.R." / Navy anchor / "1863"; pommel reads "DR" in cursive script cartouche / Navy anchor; "6 D" under bayonet spring lock

Provenance: From the lifelong collection of Harold Wieser of Collecting Texas in Rosebud, Texas.