Original Confederate Cook & Brother Shotgun Saber Bayonet
Original Confederate Cook & Brother Shotgun Saber Bayonet
SOLD $2,350.00 Sold: Apr 2, 2025 on eBayOriginal Listing Description
Up for sale is a beautiful example of a Cook & Brother Confederate Shotgun Bayonet, formerly known as a Mobile Depot pattern. This particular example has a Yatagan blade, and according to Russ Prichard and John Ashworths book “Confederate & Southern Agent Marked Shotguns”, it is referred to as a Hardin Type III pattern. This bayonet is marked with number 207 stamped into it, has unique casting flaws throughout the handle itself, showing the manufacturing difficulties the Confederacy faced during the war, and is missing the spring latch. Based on the surviving examples surveyed in "Confederate & Southern Agent Marked Shotguns" it is believed that approximately 1,000 bayonets were manufactured by Cook & Brother, making this piece quite rare! Contact us today to acquire and add this rare confederate artifact to your personal museum today!! (Condition: Pre-Owned)
Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for Civil War collectors and appraisers.
Original Listing Description
Up for sale is a beautiful example of a Cook & Brother Confederate Shotgun Bayonet, formerly known as a Mobile Depot pattern. This particular example has a Yatagan blade, and according to Russ Prichard and John Ashworths book “Confederate & Southern Agent Marked Shotguns”, it is referred to as a Hardin Type III pattern. This bayonet is marked with number 207 stamped into it, has unique casting flaws throughout the handle itself, showing the manufacturing difficulties the Confederacy faced during the war, and is missing the spring latch. Based on the surviving examples surveyed in "Confederate & Southern Agent Marked Shotguns" it is believed that approximately 1,000 bayonets were manufactured by Cook & Brother, making this piece quite rare! Contact us today to acquire and add this rare confederate artifact to your personal museum today!! (Condition: Pre-Owned)
Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for Civil War collectors and appraisers.