Original U.S. Civil War US Navy M1861 “Dahlgren” Bowie Knife Bayonet By Ames - Dated 1861 Barrels At the height of WWII

At the height of WWII the British War Ministry ordered

The color and style of manufacture are definitively German WWII

was severely wounded on July 18

This is a very nice early HJ Knife (HJ knife) marked on the blade by maker Ed

Unfortunately we have not been able to fully research H

Original U.S. Civil War US Navy M1861 “Dahlgren” Bowie Knife Bayonet By Ames - Dated 1861 Barrels At the height of WWIIOriginal 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