Webster D.B. American Socket Bayonets 1717-1873

Ottawa: Museum Restoration Service, 1964. — 47 p. — (Historical Arms Series No. 3).The development of bayonets and other accessories did not necessarily parallel the development of the arms with which they were associated. The determining factors in the selection of a bayonet have very little in common with those affecting the choice of a firearm; rather, they reflect the prevalent military opinion on the purpose and value of a bayonet. This booklet examines American Army bayonets' nomenclature, dimensions, and features, from the earliest 18th-century weapons from France to after the Civil War.