Overview
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marty Bak In memory of my father who served the US Army in Europe during WWII and obtained these shells from a German Soldier, his name was Anthony Frank Bak. I also donate these shells in memory of my fiancee Mary Anne Bierley.
Physical Details
- Classification
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Weapons
- Category
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Ammunition
- Object Type
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Bullet jackets (ushmm)
- Physical Description
- Brass casing, rounded wood tip; "dummy" bullet.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Width: 3.120 inches (7.925 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, wood, paint
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The bullet was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Marty Bak, the son of Anthony Frank Bak.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:22:28
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn8864
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