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Metalworking saw

Date1700s

MediumSteel, walnut wood

Dimensions67.3 × 21.6 × 4.4 cm (26 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 1 3/4 in.)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

Credit LineGift of Rumiko and Laurent Adamowicz

Object number2024.175

DescriptionVery large; rounded corners on frame; bracket ornament on back of frame; double incised lines on frame at bracket, corners, and midpoint of frame sides. Octagonal forward knob with double lines on corners; 12-faceted ferrule at handle. 3 hooks for the blade at the securing points, allowing for 3 different blade positions. Tightener at front with bracket-cut wing-nut. Blade perhaps a restoration?

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