Whiting Mfg. Presentation Sword, Inscribed "Presented to Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley by His Brothers of the Royal Arcanum in Admiration of his Victory Over The Spanish at Santiago July 3, 1898"
Whiting Mfg. Presentation Sword, Inscribed "Presented to Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley by His Brothers of the Royal Arcanum in Admiration of his Victory Over The Spanish at Santiago July 3, 1898"
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- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Sword
- sword
- Other Terms
- Sword; Edged Weapons; Presentation
- associated date
- 1898 07 03
- associated person
- Schley, Winfield Scott
- Physical Description
- metal, gilt (?? material)
- metal, steel (blade material)
- Measurements
- overall, scabbard: 3/4 in x 2 in x 30 7/8 in; 1.905 cm x 5.08 cm x 78.4225 cm
- overall, sword: 3 in x 5 in x 35 in; 7.62 cm x 12.7 cm x 88.9 cm
- ID Number
- AF.39561
- catalog number
- 39561
- accession number
- 136891
- Credit Line
- Virginia M. Stuart Wortley
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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