The M-1856 Bayonet
(Shtik K strelkovoi vintovka obretz 1856 goda I K pekotnoi vintovka obretz 1858 goda)

M-1856 Bayonet Technical Data

Designation:

Shtik  K strelkovoi vintovka obretz 1856 goda I K pekotnoi vintovka obretz 1858 goda

(Bayonet for rifle model 1856 year and for infantry rifle model 1858 year)

Manufacturer:

Uncertain at Present

Year Adopted:

1856

Type: Socket Bayonet
Method of Attachment: Locking Ring

Operational Status:

Russia - No longer in service.
(Officially used from 1856-1870's)

Weapons designed for:

M-1856 Percussion Jaeger Rifle
M-1858 Percussion Infantry Rifle
M-1867 Karle Rifle
M-1856/69 Krnka Rifle

Weight:

425 grams

(15 ounces)
Length :
          (Overall):
          (Blade):
   
570 mm (22.4 inches)
500 mm (19.7 inches)
Widest Point:

73.5 mm

(2.9 inches)
Cylinder:
          Outer Diameter:
          Inner Diameter:
          Length:
   
26 mm (1 inch)
21.3 mm (0.84 inches)
67.4 mm (2.65 inches)

 

 

The M-1856 Bayonet
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Sources Cited

(1) Kulinsky, A.N, Russian Edged Weapons, Polearms, and Bayonets 18th-20th centuries vol 2, Atlant: St. Petersburg, 2001. Print.