Saber and bayonet, family heirlooms not finds

[worm12ga]

I have this saber and this bayonet that my father inherited from his father, beyond that we have no history on them.
The saber has the maker's mark MOLE, which I understand was an english sword maker, but I'd love to put a date range or even a model to it.

The bayonet is massive. It has on one side the mark S&K, on the other side there is a proof mark on both the blade and the handguard. I can't really make out what it is, it could be an anchor.

 

[flyguy784]

The bayonet might be a "Zouave" or a "Saber bayonet" or a Collins. Definetly Civil War era though.

 

[flyguy784]

Just google S&K civil war bayonet. They're there.

 

[worm12ga]

Thanks! I knew it was old, I didn't know it would be that old.

 

[TreasureNut]

Mole is a rare maker with only 60,000 bayonets made by 1917, with Wilkinson Sword making 2,360,000. On the reverse could be a stamp with inspection marks and an "X" along with the War Department 'Crows Foot'.

 

[Dsm_mechva]

http://arms2armor.com/Bayonets/uscolt55.htm

 

[worm12ga]

Mole is a rare maker with only 60,000 bayonets made by 1917, with Wilkinson Sword making 2,360,000. On the reverse could be a stamp with inspection marks and an "X" along with the War Department 'Crows Foot'.

Mole made the saber, not the bayonet.

 

[worm12ga]

Figured it out

After browsing different sabers online for way too long, I figured out that it is a British pattern 1821 light cavalry trooper's sabre, likely imported to the Confederacy at the start of the war. How cool is that?

 

[TreasureNut]

Mole made the saber, not the bayonet.

Really? Then tell Wikipedia what you think.

Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

 

[TreasureNut]

Mole made the saber, not the bayonet.

While you're at it, here, also write to over a 1000 other websites and tell them they're wrong too.

https://www.gunstar.co.uk/mole-bayonets/Blades/719673

Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

 

[Dezertyote]

Very nice sword & bayonet and in such good condition.
Nice hand- me downs worm12ga.

 

[worm12ga]

While you're at it, here, also write to over a 1000 other websites and tell them they're wrong too.

https://www.gunstar.co.uk/mole-bayonets/Blades/719673

Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

Your link is to a different bayonet entirely, look at the picture, then look at what I wrote in my original description. It is marked S&K, a german firm. The sabre is the item marked Mole.

 

[jc8557750]

After browsing different sabers online for way too long, I figured out that it is a British pattern 1821 light cavalry trooper's sabre, likely imported to the Confederacy at the start of the war. How cool is that?

Really Cool!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk