Officer's Plug Bayonette, England, 17th century. Steel serrated blade, brass, and wood; overall: cm (18 3/8 in.); blade: cm (11 7/8 in.); quillions: cm (3 3/8 in.); grip: cm (6 1/16 in.). Used increasingly in warfare during the 1600s, the plug bayonet was inserted into the muzzle of a gun to make a weapon with a long shaft. This eventually made the use of pikemen in warfare obsolete as the new musketeer could now continue after having run out of shots.

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