![]() ![]() I suspect that "La-Cerena" may refer to La Serena, a community in the Exremadura region of Western Spain. This covers the edged portion of the blade, stopping just short of the ricasso. The lower portion of the scabbard is present. This bayonet once had a thin, flat steel crosspiece, which has been filed away. Hunting plug bayonet, most likely dating from the mid-19th Century. The socket has been flared at the rear, so perhaps, was mounted to a flagpole. This example has a couple of holes in the socket probably from mounting to a display. Neat arrow terminal where the elbow joins the blade. Wide double-edged blade with a flattened diamond profile. (84 mm.) socket with a crude hand-cut two step slot for a bottom stud. This bayonet could be for a hunting musket or, perhaps, an officer's fusil. Dating from the Mid-Late 1700s, not much is known about these scarce socket bayonets. ![]()
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