Bayonet for the Model 1874 French Gras rifle
Unknown French, French
June 1881
Steel, brass, and wood
Overall: 25 9/16 in. (65 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Emmet Hay Naylor, Class of 1909
32.2.5112
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
European History
Not on view
Inscriptions
On top of blade: "Mre d'Armes de St. Etienne Juin 1881" On quillion: "F 81293" "R"
Provenance
Collected by Brigadier General William Keith Naylor (1874-1942); given to his brother, Emmett Hay Naylor (Class of 1909, 1884-1938), Springfield, Massachusetts; given to the present collection, 1932.
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