Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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Historical Artifacts
Sword w/scabbard: L. Deny, Paris, 1878
Object Number:
1941.1153ab
Date:
1878
Medium:
Steel, brass, wood; steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 x 3 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 66 x 9.5 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
etched: on back of blade: "L. Deny Paris 1878"
stamped: on quillons: "FH 74536", "B" (in oval depression), "B" (in shield-shaped depression), and "J[?]" (in oval depression)
stamped: on band near throat of scabbard (reverse side): "FH 74536"
Description:
Sword bayonet with straight, single-edged blade with broad, flattened back; 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 John Ward Dunsmore
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
