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Bayonet and scabbard
Object name
Bayonet and scabbard
Date
ca. 1873
Medium
Steel, leather, paint, other metal
Dimensions
Overall: 21 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 54.6 x 9.5 x 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 plain circular face.
Credit Line
Gift of Charles MacCauley, 1922
Object Number
INV.7840ab
Marks
stamped: on lower inside surface of blade: "U.S."
typewritten: on label attached to object: "PRESENTED BY CHARLES MACCAULEY / APRIL 11, 1922."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
