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Dagger and case

Object | Accession Number: 1993.139.2 a-d
1993.139.2_a front Dagger and case Click to enlarge 1993.139.2_a-d closed Dagger and case Click to enlarge 1993.139.2_a-d open Dagger and case Click to enlarge 1993.139.2_b-d front Dagger and case Click to enlarge
Date
1933-1945  (use)
Classification
Weapons
Category
Daggers and swords (edged weapons)
Object Type
Daggers (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Milton Silver
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About This Object

Physical Description
Ceremonial dagger with case and strap; 2a= dagger; 2b= case; 2c= strap; 2d=loop
Dimensions
overall : 2.010 in. (5.105 cm.)
Materials
overall : silver, leather, wood, enamel

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The dagger and case were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Milton Silver.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-10-24 14:05:21
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Also in Milton Silver collection

The Milton Silver collection consists of seven black and white photographs Silver took during his May 1945 visits to the Mauthausen concentration camp and two daggers he took from local Austrians.

Dagger and case

Dagger and case

Object

Milton Silver photographs

Milton Silver photographs

Document

The Milton Silver photographs consist of seven black and white photographs Silver took during his May 1945 visits to the Mauthausen concentration camp. The photographs depict emaciated Holocaust survivors, rows and piles of murdered victims, and local Austrian residents forced to remove victims onto a truck.

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