Name/Title
Sword style bayonet and scabbardEntry/Object ID
2016.11.51Description
2016.11.51a-b
a - sword
b - scabbard
French Model 1874 "Gras" sword bayonet and scabbard, 1880. Serial number 86644.
a) Bayonet sword. Top of blade is a flat edge (with a small ridge). Handle made of wood with a "J" shaped metal guard and metal-capped pommel.
b) Iron(?) sheath with leather holster at top (the open end of the sheath)
The top edge of this bayonet's blade reads, in French, "Mre d'Armes de St. Etienne Août 1880." Translated into English, this means "Manufactured at the Armory at St. Etienne August 1880."
This particular bayonet was designed to fit the French Model 1874 "Gras" Infantry Rifle. This model was manufactured from 1874 until around 1885, when the bayonet was no longer standard issue. While it was no longer officially issued, this would have been used at the beginning of World War I.Acquisition
Accession
2016.11Source or Donor
Feack, PamelaAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Pamela Feack in memory of Floyd O. "Pa" and Samantha Minerva "Minnie, Ma" Saunders Burdick, Cecil May Burdick Goodwin, Grace Belle Burdick Yates, and Fern Ann Goodwin FeackMade/Created
Artist
d'Armes de St. EtienneDate made
1880Place
City
Saint-ÉtienneCounty
Loire DepartmentState/Province
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes RegionCountry
FranceRegion
Western EuropeContinent
EuropeLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Bayonet, SwordNomenclature Primary Object Term
BayonetNomenclature Sub-Class
Edged WeaponsNomenclature Class
ArmamentsNomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyDimensions
Width
4 inDepth
1-1/2 inLength
25-1/4 inDimension Notes
a) Sword: 25.375" x 4" x 1"
b) Scabbard: 25.25" x 4" x 1.5"Material
Leather, Metal, Iron, WoodProvenance
Notes
Given to the museum from descendents of the Burdick family
