Saber Presented by Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834) to General William McDonald (1758–1845) in October 1824
Object type: Saber with scabbard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French
Date: ca. 1824
Medium: Steel, bronze, gold, brass, rosewood, shagreen
Dimensions: H. with scabbard 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm); H. without scabbard 40 in. (101.6 cm); H. of blade 33 3/8 in. (84.8 cm); W. 6 in. (15.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 15 oz. (1672.6 g); Wt. of scabbard 1 lb. 12 oz. (793. 8 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Francis P. Garvan, 1919
Accession year: 1919