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Sword Knot
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Sword Knot

Date1901–1905
Mediumleather and wood
Dimensions45 cm (17 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.492.3
DescriptionBrown leather strap & knot. Leather slide & cone-shaped wooden knot covered in woven leather. Probably for sword used by rifle regiment officers.
ProvenanceMacIntosh collection (#8) purchased by the Museum in December 1970. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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American
about 1900–1925
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European
late 1800s
Ol alem (sword)
Maasai people, Eastern African
early 1900s
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German
about 1740–1745
Ol alem (sword)
late 1800s
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Weyersberg company
1861–1865
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English
1600–1650