Dress Saber

Unknown German, German

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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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