German military dagger and sheath acquired by a US soldier

Object | Accession Number: 2010.507.3 a-b

Overview

Brief Narrative: Nazi knife and sheath brought back to the United States by Don Stanton.
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Trudy Stanton

Physical Details

Classification: Weapons
Category: Daggers and swords (edged weapons)
Object Type: Daggers (lcsh)
Physical Description: Metal sheath holding in knife with leather, snapped together. Knife has black handle with enamel Nazi emblem on one side, imprint on knife blade on opposite side (see inscriptions). Knife blade is dull.
Dimensions: a: Height: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm)
b: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
Materials: overall : metal, leather, enamel
Inscription: On blade reverse imprint with squirrel hold sword to form letters "Eichorn / Bolingen." Below is circle with M, inside are initials RZ. Below that is M 7/66.

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Soldiers--United States. Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--Soldiers--United States.

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The dagger and sheath was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010 by Trudy Stanton, the widow of Don Stanton.

Record last modified:: 2022-07-28 18:26:45
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