Dress Sword - West Point
Klingenthal, France, French
about 1864
Steel, brass, wood, sharkskin, and copper
Overall: 40 3/16 × 1 1/4 in. (102 × 3.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Desmond E. Canavan
169.55.21356
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
European History
Not on view
Provenance
Robert Fletcher, West Point 1864-1868; to Desmond E. Canavan; given to present collection, 1969.
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