Pure IMHO:
It is not exhibited; it is kept in storage.
Who knows what the "Fletcher fund" is supposed to be...
People donate all kinds of stuff to a multitude of organizations, often for tax purposes, and the museums are stuck with them.
It is too impractical for a fighting usage and too crude and unattractive for a decorative one.
My guess it is a souvenir, and likely not old at all.
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