19th C. Mexican Colonial Bayonet + Iron Spear Tips
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Description
North America, Mexico, Spanish Colonial Period, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely set of nine cast-iron spear tips and a forged-iron bayonet head. The nine spear tips have conical socketing shafts, tapered midsections, and lengthy, slender points, with some bearing incised aesthetic grooves. The iron bayonet head has a cylindrical socketing shaft with an angled lock slot, a squat arm projecting from the bottom, and a petaloid blade with sharp edges and a pointed tip. Traces of brass embellishments are visible on the arm and bottom of the blade. Wonderful patina envelops each of these fine examples! Size of largest (bayonet): 1.375" W x 12.2" H (3.5 cm x 31 cm); 13.875" H (35.2 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection
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#149426
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
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#149426
Condition
Minor nicks and fissures to some socketing shafts, blades, and points, with small losses to lower peripheries of bayonet blade, and light encrustations. Nice earthen deposits and great patina throughout.
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19th C. Mexican Colonial Bayonet + Iron Spear Tips
Estimate $1,600 - $2,400
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