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)
Acquisition
Accession
2016.11
Source or Donor
Feack, Pamela
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit 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 Feack
Made/Created
Artist
d'Armes de St. Etienne
Date made
1880
Place
City
Saint-Étienne
County
Loire Department
State/Province
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region
Country
France
Region
Western Europe
Continent
Europe
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Bayonet, Sword
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Bayonet
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Edged Weapons
Nomenclature Class
Armaments
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Dimensions
Width
4 in
Depth
1-1/2 in
Length
25-1/4 in
Dimension Notes
a) Sword: 25.375" x 4" x 1"
b) Scabbard: 25.25" x 4" x 1.5"
Material
Leather, Metal, Iron, Wood
Relationships
Related Events
Event
World War I
Provenance
Notes
Given to the museum from descendents of the Burdick family
