Discover The Fascinating History Of The 1857 Bayonet-Machete

MACHETE-BAYONET. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	3-obpu-B
Name	Machete-Bayonet
Era	Circa 1857
Guard	Brass hilt with a grooved design, featuring a head or pommel pointed outward, combined with the steel for the blade with a screw and the cross guard with an eye for fitting into the specific piston carbine mouth for foot soldiers.
Blade	Robust and relatively long. Unique ricasso, with an outward-curving edge and a pronounced flat on the blade. Blade profile similar to a Bowie knife.
Sheath	Black leather with a brass tip and throat. Oval button for the shoulder strap.
Overall Length	400 mm
Blade Length	295 mm
Blade Width	38 mm
Inscription	FA TOLEDO YEAR 1857. 199.
Description	1842 regulation for the organization of Peones Camineros, armed with a carbine or shortened rifle. The machete-bayonet is not mentioned in the regulation but is part of the armament.

Discover the Fascinating History of the 1857 Bayonet-Machete