Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword: P.S. Justice, Philadelphia
Object Number:
X.139
Date:
1860-1885
Medium:
Steel, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 67.3 x 8.6 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse of blade near hilt: "P. S. JUSTICE / PHILAD'A"
stamped: on on circular holder: "A 82"
Description:
Sword bayonet with slightly serpentine, single-edged steel blade with deep fuller; brass hilt cast in one piece with quillon with disk finial opposite circular gun mount, grip with molded ridges, and pistol grip pommel with 1 1/2 inch slot at back.
Gallery Label:
This object is identified as a "U.S. Army sword bayonet" in the accession records.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
