Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414b
Medium:
Glass
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French Army Bayonet
Object Number:
1922.127ab
Date:
1881
Medium:
Steel, brass, wood; steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 x 4 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 66 x 10.5 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
etched: on back of blade: "Mre. d'Armes de St. Etienne Ferrier 1881"
stamped: on quillon: "F[G?] 59386", "R" (in oval depression), "B" (in oval depression), and "T[?]" (in oval depression)
stamped: on band on throat of scabbard (reverse side): "AB 75382
Description:
Sword bayonet with straight, single-edged blade with deep fuller; steel counter-guard with curved quillon with flattened ball finial opposite circular gun mount; grips faced with hardwood plaques which are secured with two rivets to the tang of the blade; brass pistol grip pommel with 1 1/2 inch slot in back and steel spring bayonet catch; blackened steel scabbard with narrow band with rectangular loop near throat and ball tip.
Gallery Label:
This object is described as a "French Army bayonet" in the accession records.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles McCauley
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
