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Source Description
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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Document identity
localId
95935
label
Officer's Plug Bayonette
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
95935
contentType
object
title
Officer's Plug Bayonette
description
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.
date
c.1690
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60756074
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
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.)
cul
England, 17th century
accession
1916.1659
Source extras
tec
steel serrated blade, brass, and wood
tombstone
Officer's Plug Bayonette, c.1690. England, 17th century. Steel serrated blade, brass, and wood; 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1659
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
didYouKnow
The owner's or maker's mark on this blade is unidentified.
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour</em>. Vol. 4, <em>17th to 19th century and a few pieces of iron work</em>. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (255) 282
citation
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 228, I50
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N.<em> Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
p. 104; cat. no. 172, p. 171
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N.<em> Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
cat. no. 183, p. 191
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:09:45.037000
sourceId
95935
dept
Medieval Art
coll
MED - Arms & Armor
med
steel serrated blade, brass, and wood
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1
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0
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photo
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