Bayonet for the NY Militia Rolling Block

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Here’s the bayonet for my previously posted 1872 New York Rolling Block.

Remington produced a variety of bayonets for its rifles, and this one almost exactly follows the socket dimensions of the US Army’s model 1871 bayonet, and perfectly fits scabbards for the Model 1873 bayonet. It is unmarked except for a “D” and “52” on the side of the socket, which I believe is a rack number for bayonet number 52 in D Company. Lack of a “U.S.” marking makes me think these were produced by Remington along with their rifles.

The scabbard shown is for the US Army 1873 bayonet, with permanently attached leather frog and steel scabbard. When I got the rifle and bayonet, the bayonet was in an 1887 version of the ’73 scabbard, which would still make sense for the rolling block at the end of it's life cycle, but I switched it out for this earlier version. This documented variation has a rosette that reads “U.S” rather than “US”. Among the markings on the back of the frog is what appears to be an inspector’s stamp with the initials W.L.P. If anyone knows who that is, please let me know. I found this scabbard many years ago in a surplus store in Galveston Texas that had literally a barrel full of them and were selling them for about five bucks apiece! Ah the good old days!

Question for Militarist: I think you’ve studied the state units more than most of us. Should I be looking for a bayonet scabbard with a NY vice US rosette, or were both used? To what extent?