Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bayonet, Austrian
Object Number:
INV.7843
Date:
1820-1870
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. ( 56.8 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on one side of elbow:"77"
stamped: on other side of elbow: a series of marks with "48" at the end
Description:
Steel angular bayonet with blade that is cruciform in cross section; cylindrical socket with rectangular mortise and oval reinforcing ferrule.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
