Sabre
date: label: Collection Date
content: June 1871
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. U S N C. J. S. Wells
label: Collector
content: William B. Brooks
label: Donor Name
content: Accession Number Unknown
notes: label: Notes
content: Anthropology catalogue ledger book identifies E72897 - 72900 as "Captured during the attack of June 1871 by the U.S. forces in Asiatic waters under command of Admiral John Rodgers U.S.N. and brought from the field by the late Surgeon C. J. Stewart Wells U.S.N. who was severely wounded during the engagement." This presumably refers to the United States expedition to Korea, the Shinmiyangyo, in 1871, and the Battle of Gangwha. Unfortunately, neither the Smithsonian Institution Archives nor the National Museum of Natural History Registrar's Office have been able to identify the Smithsonian accession number for this collection.
label: Notes
content: From card: "Illus. in USNM AR, 1891; Pl. 30, fig. 1; p. 482." This object is described on p. 481 of that publication: "Saber (Hwan-do). Straight, heavy, iron blade. Guard, an octagonal plate of iron. Hilt, wood wrapped with enameled leather. Scabbard, wood covered with flaxen canvas, lacquered. Bound with brass. Poorly made weapon. Length 33 1/2 inches; blade, 1 inch wide, 1/4 inch thick at back. Collected by Wm. B. Brooks, U.S. Navy. Captured in 1871 by United States forces under command of Admiral John Rodgers, U.S. Navy. Worn by common soldiers. This sword belonged to Pak Do Gun."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 11 Mar 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Korea, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Not Given
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 000000
label: USNM Number
content: E72897-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sword