Collection Highlights
Cake board
1825-1835
1937.1562
Wood
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Luce Center
Bayonet and scabbard
Object name
Bayonet and scabbard
Date
ca. 1973
Medium
Steel, leather, paint, brass
Dimensions
Overall: 21 3/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 54.3 x 9.2 x 6.7 cm )
Description
Steel bayonet with triangular blade and cylindrical mount; black-painted steel scabbard with leather collar; belt loop attached with brass swiveling device with "MILLER / PHILA." stamped on circular face.
Credit Line
Gift of the United States Coast Guard Supply Center, Jersey City, New Jersey
Object Number
1953.130ab
Marks
stamped: on lower inside of blade: "US /J"
stamped: on brass hardware: "MILLER / PHILA."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
