Culet
Culture
French
Dateprobably mid-1800s
Mediumsteel with modern blueing, brass, gold, and fabric with modern leather and restorations
Dimensions20 × 45 × 26 cm (7 7/8 × 17 11/16 × 10 1/4 in.), 64 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.18.10
DescriptionRestored flaring, culet secured by turning pins at the end of the basal flange, consisting of a deep and angled top lame, with 3 shallower lames below.ProvenanceComte de Belleval, sold anonymously Paris April 15-16 1872, lot 46; Frederic Spitzer (Paris); Sold in Paris 1893. Purchased by John W. Higgins on January 12, 1929 at Anderson Galleries (NY), Spitzer sale, lot 673. Given to the Museum on March 1, 1929. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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