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Backsword
Marie-Joseph, marquis de Lafayette
Inscriptionsau dos de la lame: POT : ST
Date
1812
Medium / Technique
Skin: leather; metal: brass, steel
DimensionsWidth: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Length: 84.2 cm (33 1/8 in.)
Object Number1957.5
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
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Ce sabre basé sur le modèle de l'armée anglaise 1803, servit d'arme aux officiers supérieurs de l'armée américaine durant la guerre de 1812.
Inconnu / Unknown
1803
1963.7.1 ab
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