West Point Museum Part 2

 On January 23rd, my brother and I returned to West Point to finish the areas I couldn't see when my back gave out the previous week. 

Regimental flag from Civil War

Arrows used in the Battle of Little Bighorn

Geronimo's rifle

WWI French cannon, with a German Krupp cannon captured during the Boxer Rebellion in front of it, and the small cannon on the right is a British piece that was surrendered at the Battle of Saratoga in the Revolution.

Civil War cannon on original carriage!

Confederate cannon on reproduction carriage.

1700s Chinese cannon

This large eagle once hung in the German 107th infantry regiment HQ and was captured at the end of WWII, and was gifted to the museum by George S. Patton himself.

The large tube on the very top right is the prototype for the bazooka.

One of two large murals painted by an actual participant on D-Day.

Replica of Fat Man

WWI French tank which served in US service

1916 Dodge staff car

WWII Jeep

These large displays were actually made by the bullet companies to show what they had to offer

a Spanish mace from the 16th century and an English Morning Star from the 18th century. Melee weapons like these are my favorites. 

Persian sword from circa 2500 BC.

Traditional European Knight's sword

Wall guns. Called as such because they were usually mounted on the walls of forts and were generally a last line of defense.

Pikes and spears, which were very hard to photograph due to their length. The second one down in the forefront is actually called a "bill" so it's one of my favorites as well. 

My brother makes an appearance in the background, I didn't see him when I was taking the picture! 

Pistols once owned by Napoleon. Believed to come from his wife according to the info sheet, since it has her relatives carved into the butts. He actually sold these to raise funds at one point, which is how they eventually ended up in the museum.

Me with the melee weapons

The outside of the museum. It's an incredible place...they have so many amazing and rare things there, which you have seen only a small portion of if you read both posts...I took over 2000 photos at the museum over the two days I was there. It is very truly spectacular and if you can get there, I suggest you do. 

This cannon was cast at West Point's foundry in 1864.

After we left, we headed back to Arby's, which is a tradition when we do adventures on that side of the river. We stopped at a scenic overlook on Route 6 looking over the lower Hudson Valley

This is I-87, the New York State Thruway, just north of the Woodbury Commons mall. 

The Hudson River is frozen over pretty well. 

There is snow on the ground so it looks nice in the area for the ride pictures. 

I highly suggest looking at my album of all the pictures. Not only did I photograph the artifacts, I also photographed the info cards for each, so there's quite a bit to read, too. 

West Point Museum album and Ride to West Point album

Thank you for reading!