Hitler Jugend dagger and case

Object | Accession Number: 1992.127.3 b

Overview

Brief Narrative: Dagger and case (Hitler Jugend) Found by Sidney Conners, while serving in the US Army, in a warehouse, July 1944, Aachen, Germany.
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sidney and Phyllis Conners

Physical Details

Classification: Weapons
Category: Daggers and swords (edged weapons)
Object Type: Daggers (lcsh)
Physical Description: .3b= sheath of .3a, verso, "L"; leaf design with "F"
Dimensions: overall: Height: 10.240 inches (26.01 cm) | Width: 1.260 inches (3.2 cm) | Depth: 1.260 inches (3.2 cm) | Diameter: 10.240 inches (26.01 cm)
Materials: overall : metal, leather

Rights & Restrictions

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

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The dagger and case were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Sydney and Phyllis Conners.

Record last modified:: 2022-07-28 18:21:48
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