WWI German butcher bayonet

Object/Artifact

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Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society

Name/Title

WWI German "butcher" bayonet

Entry/Object ID

2013.2.1

Description

WWI German "Butcher" Bayonet dated 1915 made by Erfurt Gottlieb Hammesfahr. War trophy of Corporal Herbert W "Fat" Schutte of Detroit. Served in the Central Records Office Battalion, Bourges France

Cataloged By

Chris Causley

Acquisition

Accession

2013.2

Source or Donor

Kathy Vosburg

Acquisition Method

Donation

Source (if not Accessioned)

Kathy Vosburg

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Erfurt Gottlieb Hammesfahr

Date made

1915

Time Period

World War One

Place

County

Germany

Location

Location

Tall Display Case

Display Case Z

* Untyped Location

Main Gallery South

Category

Exhibit

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Herbert W. Schutte, Headquarters United States Troops