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German Bayonet
M.33
Soldiers often returned from wars with "trophies," or souvenirs, such as this German-manufactured bayonet. |
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Infantry Officers' sword, 1821-1832
1830-1840
1917.08.01
Lieutenant Henry Smith (1805-1900) of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, carried this officer's dress sword when he was a member of the Franklin Cadets, a militia company organized in 1823. |
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Sword
1798
CRR.A.12
In their eagerness to find and preserve items of Revolutionary War significance, collectors sometimes included objects of a later date like this saber. |
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Bayonet
1670-1700
1950.01
The maker designed this 17th century weapon for use either as a bayonet at the end of a musket or as a hand-held dagger. |
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French Knife
1650-1675
1872.12.02
A South Deerfield, Massachusetts, resident dug up this knife of French manufacture on the site of Bloody Brook, an Native American ambush in 1675 of an English grain convoy. |
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Admiral Francis John Higginson (1843-1931) presentation sword
1899
1932.06.01
This decorated dress sword and scabbard belonged to Rear Admiral Francis J. Higginson (1843-1931) at the turn of the 20th century. |
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Sword
1775-1825
1884.13
This sword belonged to William Dorrell, a British soldier in the Revolutionary War, who later settled in Leyden, Massachusetts. |
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Dress Sword
c. 1900
1954.19.09
This ceremonial sword, patterned after the Army's M1840 specifications, was carried by Brig. Gen. Frederick Pierce of the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry. Pierce served in Company L of the 2nd Massachusetts, based in Greenfield, Massachusetts, for twenty-five years. |