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Knife, Weapon

Object number2007.178.34 a,b

Date1974-1986

MediumVarious metals; plastic; leather

Credit LineGift of Joe Davis

DescriptionKnife with steel blade, serrated on two edges. Black hard plastic handle with stripes of brown and silver metal on hilt. Black hard leather sheath or carrying case with large leather loop on back for connecting to belt.Dimensions(a) Height: approx. 9.75 ; Width: .75 ; Length: 1.25
(b) H: 10.375 ; W: 1.375 ; L: 2
Marks(a)
Maker's mark engraved on blade, above hilt: "BUCK / U.S.A." [B entirely engraved].

(b)
Front flap with pressed text "BUCK".

Metal fastener engraved with text "BUCK".
Historical NotesArnold Herbert Smith was a Pittsburgh police officer before spending twelve years with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Police Force. Arnold Herbert Smith, Sr., was born on October 11, 1923, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Schenley High School in 1942, and quickly enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater. Three years later he married Mattie Lesesne; four children were born to this marriage. Years after his divorce to Mattie, he married Estella Pennington, with whom he had one son. Smith worked as a steelworker before joining the Pittsburgh Police Force in 1974; he eventually worked for the Housing Authority before retiring in 1986. Smith was also active in organizations, being a 32nd Degree Mason, a Shriner, and a member of both the Veterans of Foreign Affairs and the Fraternal Order of Police. He died September 19, 1999.

Previous owner Arnold Herbert Smith Sr. (1923 - 1999)

Related institution Pittsburgh Bureau of Police

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