Brass Knuckles
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0008
- Description
- A piece of brass with four holes cut out in a row close together to fit over the four fingers of a hand to use in fighting. A t-shaped piece fits into the fist thus made.
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- Title
- Brass Knuckles
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 6.4 x 9.4 cm
- Description
- A piece of brass with four holes cut out in a row close together to fit over the four fingers of a hand to use in fighting. A t-shaped piece fits into the fist thus made.
- Subject
- military
- pugilism
- sports, boxing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0008
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