Military Fork

Cultureprobably Italian

Dateabout 1600

Mediumiron with restored wood

Dimensions9 × 214 cm (3 9/16 × 84 1/4 in.), 3 lb, 2 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

Terms

Object number2014.218

DescriptionTwo long forward tines of square section; at right angles on both sides are short square-section hooks, one turning forward, the other back. Below the head is a knop above a round socket having a roped lower edge. Round, restored staff.
ProvenanceMackay collection (#J-44); purchased by Museum from Gimbel Brothers (NYC) on October 31, 1941. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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