Bayonet

Dublin Core

Title

Bayonet

Subject

Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Armaments
Edged Weapons

Description

Heavy steel saber, one edge saw-toothed. Handle brass with fifteen circular ridges from base of blade under hilt to 3.5 m. from end of handle. End of handle plain with metal peg on spring which extends through handle. Hilt is hook with loop on one side. Belgium German-made 1869 saw back bayonet. A WWI memento collected by the donor's husband when he was serving in Meusse Argonne Sector.

Identifier

0066-0043-0014

Date Created

1869

Medium

Metal
Brass

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Continent

Europe

Country

Belgium
Germany

Collection

Citation

“Bayonet,” University of Arkansas Museum, accessed September 6, 2026, https://uamuseum.omeka.net/items/show/77534.