Military

The Museum's superb military collections document the history of the men and women of the armed forces of the United States. The collections include ordnance, firearms, and swords; uniforms and insignia; national and military flags and banners; and many other objects.

The strength of the collections lies in their enormous depth. Some 3,000 military small arms and 2,400 civilian firearms document the mechanical and technological history of the infantryman's weapons from the beginning of the gunpowder era to the present. Among the 4,000 swords and knives in the collection are many spectacular presentation pieces. The collections also include Civil War era telegraph equipment, home front artifacts from both world wars, early computers such as ENIAC, Whirlwind, and Sage, and materials carried at antiwar demonstrations.

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
Circa 1950-1953
associated date
1951 - 1953
associated person
Chase, Joseph Cummings
Chase, Joseph Cummings
maker
Chase, Joseph Cummings
ID Number
AF.58382M
catalog number
58382M
accession number
211728
Physical DescriptionGreen wool button-down shirt, with red collar and matching pants. Green hat with red crest and black strap.
Description
Physical Description
Green wool button-down shirt, with red collar and matching pants. Green hat with red crest and black strap.
ID Number
2004.0083.07
accession number
2004.0083
catalog number
2004.0083.07
ID Number
2004.0083.06
accession number
2004.0083
catalog number
2004.0083.06
ID Number
2004.0083.08
catalog number
2004.0083.08
accession number
2004.0083

Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.

If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.