Sword

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Sword with scroll design at top of blade; handle of brass or bronze with fish scale design; no maker's mark; said to be a Mexican sword taken during the seige of Bexar

Physical Description

Length: 43.18 cm x Other: 13.97 cm. Hilt

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Creator: Unknown. Creation Date: Unknown.

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This physical object is part of the collection entitled: Star of the Republic Museum Objects and was provided by Star of the Republic Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 15 times . More information about this object can be viewed below.

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Star of the Republic Museum

Located in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, the Museum's mission is to collect and preserve material culture of the Texas Republic.

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Description

Sword with scroll design at top of blade; handle of brass or bronze with fish scale design; no maker's mark; said to be a Mexican sword taken during the seige of Bexar

Physical Description

Length: 43.18 cm x Other: 13.97 cm. Hilt

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Star of the Republic Museum Objects

From the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, these items (dating from 1700s-1800s) include furniture, clothing, buttons, farm implements, china, trade tokens, arrowheads, cooking utensils, and looms.

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  • Jan. 18, 2008, 6 a.m.

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  • April 6, 2009, 2:08 p.m.

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Sword, physical object, Date Unknown; (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth31755/: accessed February 22, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Star of the Republic Museum.