Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
Date:
1825-1845
Object Number:
1936.693ab
Medium:
Glass
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French Army Sword/Bayonet and Scabbard
Object Number:
1922.125ab
Date:
1870
Medium:
Steel, brass; steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 1/8 x 4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 71.4 x 10.2 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
incised: on back of blade: Mre P le de Chat o 7 bre 1890"
stamped: on obverse of blade below hilt: "S" and "F[or E]"
stamped: on reverse side of counter-guard: "AB 61980"
stamped: on reverse side of scabbard: "AB 61980"
Description:
Sword bayonet with slightly serpentine, single-edged steel blade with deep fuller; steel counter-guard with curved quillon with flattened ball finial opposite circular gun mount; brass grip with molded ridges and slotted cavity on one side for a clip or catch that secures the sword to the barrel of a gun; blued steel scabbard with rectangular loop near top and ball tip.
Gallery Label:
This object is identified as a French Army sword in the accession records.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles McCauley
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
