Original U.S. Civil War US Navy M1861 “Dahlgren” Bowie Knife Bayonet and Scabbard By Ames - Dated 1863 UZI Year of Manufacture: 1875

Year of Manufacture: 1875

this man had just given me a very important piece of his past for safekeeping

and the reverse area is more of a golden color with tan tones in the depths of the grains

The edges have been well preserved

1945 by Major General Charles L

Original U.S. Civil War US Navy M1861 “Dahlgren” Bowie Knife Bayonet and Scabbard By Ames - Dated 1863 UZI Year of Manufacture: 1875Original Item: Only One Available. Now this is a rare bayonet to come across! Designed in 1856 by U. S. Navy Admiral John A. B. Dahlgren for use aboard his ship, the USS Plymouth, this Ames marked knife replaced the saber style bayonet that was first issued with the Plymouth Whitney Rifle musket. The Dahlgren bowie knife bayonet is considered to be one of the best bayonet designs of the nineteenth century. First produced for the Navy by well known