Overview
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jesse and Ruby Goldman
Physical Details
- Classification
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Weapons
- Category
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Daggers and swords (edged weapons)
- Object Type
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Bayonets (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- a. Bayonet
b. Sheath
c. Belt attachment
d. Tassle on a cord. - Dimensions
- a: Height: 37.625 inches (95.568 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Depth: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm)
b: Height: 33.250 inches (84.455 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.032 cm) | Depth: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm)
c: Height: 25.000 inches (63.5 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Depth: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) - Materials
- overall : metal, leather, plastic
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Soldiers--United States--Biography.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The knife bayonet was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Ruby and Jesse Goldman.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:22:45
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn9763
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