Kard with sheath owned by Lt. Vernon O. Nicolls

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A metal kard (2014.142.5a) with a metal sheath (2014.142.5b) owned by Lt. Vernon O. Nicolls. The kard has a bronze color metal blade and metal wired-wrapped handle. The knife is barbed on the knife's spine, near the tip and is notched on the heel near the bolster. The blade has a floral pattern with a bird etched into both sides of the body of the blade and the numbers [179[2?] etched on the right side near the bolster. The pattern runs about a third of the length of the blade. The wired-wrapped handle has a spiral pattern that serves as a hand grip, and runs the full length of the handle. The butt of the handle is covered in a flower shaped plate that extends over the bottom of the handle.

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