Blade of Sword
Culture
European
Date19th century
Mediumsteel and iron with fabric fragments
Dimensions99 cm (39 in.), 1 lb, 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.442.2
DescriptionSteel. Straight double edge blade with wide shallow medial fuller on both faces to within 4" of spatulate point. Shoulders and tang enclosed in riveted, arrow-shaped iron sheath, decoratively cut with cross-hatching. Just before hilt is crude sheet iron "X"-shaped guard and flat arms of the hilt.ProvenanceAnonymous gift to the Museum on February 1, 1934. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on view
about 1600–1650
1800s
Northern Italian
about 1585–1590, with later alterations
