Martini Henry 1853 Pattern Socket Bayonet with Scabbard

A Martini Henry 1853 Pattern Socket Bayonet with Scabbard. This example was made by the firm of G. W. & E. Roe of Birmingham. In late 1853, Roe received a Board of Ordnance contract to produce 2,220 pattern 1853 bayonets. Production of the 1853 pattern bayonet was moved from private contractors to the Government owned Enfield Small Arms Factory in 1854 until 1856 afterwhich the pattern was replaced.