Object Name:
Bayonet, Knife
Museum ID #:
2015.2.0078
Catalog Date:
01/14/2015
Collection:
Fort Morgan Collection
Description:
German bayonet with scabbard, which belonged to a member of the Nazi army; on the hilt it has the Nazi Eagle stamp; on the scabbard it has "F. HERDERASH 1938" on one side and "5840" on the other; the blade is still covered in cosmoline
Event Associated with Item:
World War II
History of Item:
Items donated to the U.S. Military Historical Museum at Fort Morgan, CO by the Weimer family.
Made:
United States
Place of Origin:
United States