Fragment, Sword, lot of 4

Object/Artifact

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Fragment, Sword, lot of 4

Description

Artifact lot 00-06 is a collection of 4 pieces of sword fragments. They may be associated with 01-02. The blade has a triangular cross-sectional shape with a ferule running the length of the fragment. Researchers believed this might be a bayonet blade, however, the width of the blade and the extension of the top-side groove along the entire length of the artifact isnt consistent with a bayonet blade. the type of blade suggests that it was part of a small sword, similar in type to what an officer would have worn.

Collection

Valcour Bay Research Project Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1776

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sword

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Archaeological Project Number

Other Number

00-06

Dimensions

Height

0 in

Width

3 in

Length

28 cm

Dimension Notes

.02KG, 28cmL; other three (3) fragments much smaller

Material

Iron

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Conservation

Notes

conserved

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Lake

Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain

State/Province

Vermont, New York

Related Events

Event

Battle of Valcour Bay