"Cup-Hilted" Sword

Datelate 1600s-1700s

Mediumsteel and wood

Dimensions105.5 × 28 × 87 cm (41 9/16 × 11 × 34 1/4 in.), 2 lb, 2 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

MarkingsStamped on obverse of tang: "90" Ricasso obverse: Stamped grape bunch Orb and cross at head of fuller on both sides

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

Terms

Object number2014.369

DescriptionBoth the blade and hilt (except the grip) are plausibly old, but they do not belong together--the blade is far too broad for the hilt. The pommel screws on.
ProvenanceGeorge L. Maxwell purchased by John W. Higgins on November 28, 1928 from Anderson Galleries (NY), lot 122. Given to the Museum on January 8, 1947. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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