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Sweetheart broach in form of miniature bayonet

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SubjectUnknown
TitleSweetheart broach in form of miniature bayonet
NotesGiven to Wives or Girlfriends by serving Soldiers.

Editor's Comment:
Miniature bayonet with hooked quillion guard and mother-of-pearl handle, with 'Ypres' etched into blade. Pin to rear.
Item Date1914 - 1918
Creation placeYpres
File typeImage
Item sourceArtifact
Item mediumMixed
ContentMemorabilia
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_1896_bayonet_sweetheart_resize.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameLewis Trickey
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/3595