- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Maj. Gen. Bolden, Charles F. Jr., American, born 1946
- Date
- ca. 2000
- Medium
- plastic, metal, nylon
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Blade): 6 × 11/16 × 9/16 in. (15.2 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm)
- Caption
- Charles F. Bolden graduated from the Naval Academy in 1968 and become a Marine Corps aviator, flying more than 100 combat missions over Southeast Asia. In 1980 he was selected a NASA astronaut and flew four space missions. Bolden was eventually appointed the 12th Administrator of NASA. He retired in 2003 as a major general.
- Description
- An emergency hook blade attached to the survival vest (2014.243.34.1) owned by Charles F. Bolden. The blade has an orange plastic handle and a stamped hook blade. There is a lenth of yellow nylon attached to the bottom of the blade. The blade is attached via a length of white cordage to a snapped pocket on the front PR side of the survival vest.
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- blades
- Topic
- Aeronautics
- Military
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., USMC (Ret)
- Object number
- 2014.243.34.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




