An illustrated guide to the component parts of the Bayonet.
For a description of the terms, go to the glossary at the bottom of the page.

Fig. 1 -  Knife Bayonet

Fig. 2 - British P1888 Bayonet in Leather Scabbard

Fig. 3 - French Sword Bayonet (Hilt)

Fig. 4 - British Artillery Sawback Sword Bayonet

Fig. 5 - British Socket Bayonet and Scabbard

Fig. 6 - Earlier British Socket Bayonet

Glossary

 

Back	(Of the blade) The usually flat top edge of a sword or bayonet.
Bar on band	Method of bayonet attachment whereby the bar on the rifle which engages with the mortise slot of the bayonet is brazed on to the forward barrel band.
Bar on barrel	Method of attachment whereby the bar on the rifle which engages with the mortise slot of the bayonet is brazed directly on to the barrel.
Barrel bands	Metal bands which attach the barrel to the stock on many early long-arms.
Chape	The metal end-cap on a leather scabbard   [Picture]
Cross-guard	(or Cross-piece) Metal plate which separates the hilt from the blade and acts as a stop for the hand.  [Picture]
False edge	Unsharpened edge towards the tip of a blade opposite the true edge.  A false edge decreases the thickness of the tip aiding penetration.  [Picture]
Frog	A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet to a waist or shoulder belt.  [Picture]
Frog Stud	A metal stud or clip on the bayonet scabbard to which the frog is attached.
Fuller	Groove cut longitudinally in to the blade to lighten it whilst retaining its structural integrity.  [Picture]
Locket	The upper or middle metal collar on a leather scabbard. [Picture]
Locking bolt	A sprung metal bolt which locks sword and knife bayonets to the bayonet bar.
Mortise slot	Slot machined in the pommel of a knife or sword bayonet which engages with the bayonet bar on the rifle.  [Picture]
Muzzle ring	Ring that fits over the end of the barrel to secure the bayonet to the gun. [Picture]
Pipe-back	The rounded, tubular-sectioned back of the blade found on some early swords  and bayonets.
Quillon	Hook-like projection from the cross-guard to catch an opponent's blade.
Ricasso	The flat, unsharpened portion of the blade directly ahead of the cross-guard.  [Picture]
Tang	The blunt back-projection of the blade onto which the grips and pommel are fixed [Picture]
Throat	Metal reinforcing ring around the scabbard mouth. [Picture]

[BAYONETS]     [COLLECTING]   [IDENTIFICATION]     [BIBLIOGRAPHY]     [GALLERY]  [LINKS]