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Title:	FOIL -  FRENCH FENCING FOIL
Maker/Manufacturer:
Date of Manufacture:
Eminent Figure:	ANEY, CAPTAIN J.L.
Catalog Number:	SPAR 6844
Measurements:	OL:107.9CM 42 1/2" BL: 87.6CM 34 1/2"

Object Description:

FRENCH FENCING FOIL
Manufactured by -

Markings:
Blade: FRANCE 5. Reverse: FRANCE.

This is one of a number of items the Springfield Armory Museum received in 1920 from Captain J.L. Aney. Captain Aney was stationed in Europe with the Ordnance Department and assigned to the "Captured Material Section" in WWI. Aney was ordered to secure items for the Springfield Armory Museum. This item is listed on the Receiving Report as Item No. 253 and is described as: "A set of 48 light swords and foils."
Received 3/24/20.