Collection Highlights
Leg brace
ca. 1940
2002.76
Leather, metal
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45-70 bayonet
Title
45-70 bayonet
Object name
Bayonet
Date
1870-1900
Medium
Steel, leather
Dimensions
Overall: 20 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 53 x 7 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Steel angular bayonet with triangular blade; cylindrical socket with clasp intact; fragment of leather attached to blade.
Credit Line
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Object Number
1951.506g
Gallery Label
This bayonet as been identified as an example of the .45-70 type, which was designed to fit the barrel of .45 caliber arms.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
