Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, W2825
Primary Maker
Place
Date
Jul 1896
Associated Notes
bayonet and scabbard for Lee Metford Mk 1
The bayonet belonged to 16/753 Pte Te Piki Kotuku Te Kuru, NZ Pioneer Battalion, WW1
Private Te Kuru died of wounds on 4 August 1917 and is buried at Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France
Associated Event
WW1; 1914-1918
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
04 Aug 1917
Period
Media
Measurement Description
.1 bayonet: l x w x h: 340mm x 70mm x 29mm
Note: bayonet: circa 105mm missing from the tip
.2 scabbard: l x w x h: 320mm x 70mm x 32mm
Measurement Reading
340mm
70mm
29mm
320mm
70mm
32mm
Subject Category
Classification
Last Update
15 May 2023
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