Dress Saber
Unknown German, German
late 19th century
Steel, brass, and sharkskin
Overall: 37 5/16 × 1 1/8 in. (94.7 × 2.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Emmet Hay Naylor, Class of 1909
32.2.5124
Geography
Place Made: Germany, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
European History
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Brigadier General William Keith Naylor (1874-1942), in the Philippines; given to his brother, Emmett Hay Naylor (Class of 1909, 1884-1938), Springfield, Massachusetts; given to the present collection, 1932.
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