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Officer's Plug Bayonette
c.1690
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Used increasingly in warfare during the 1600s, the plug bayonet was inserted into the muzzle of a gun to make a weapon with a long shaft. This eventually made the use of pikemen in warfare obsolete as the new musketeer could now continue after having run out of shots.
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Details
- Title: Officer's Plug Bayonette
- Date Created: c.1690
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 46.6 cm (18 3/8 in.); Blade: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.); Quillions: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Grip: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.)
- Provenance: Frank Gair Macomber (1849-1941), Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Arms and Armor
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1659
- Medium: steel serrated blade, brass, and wood
- Fun Fact: The owner's or maker's mark on this blade is unidentified.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: England, 17th century
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Collection: MED - Arms & Armor
- Accession Number: 1916.1659
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