Rare Mid-18th-Century Plug Bayonet

Rare Mid-18th-Century Plug Bayonet
probably Spanish, with turned and tapered wood handle, round brass cross guard, brass re-inforced rear of blade, the blade spine half-notched and half-sharpened, with line decoration.
blade l. 8-3/4", overall l. 13-1/4"

Condition
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