Glaive of the Bodyguard of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, later Emperor Ferdinand II (1578–1637)

Medium

Steel, wood

Dimensions

L. 99 1/2 in. (252.1 cm); L. of head 29 1/4 in. (74.3 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 6 lbs. 4 oz. (2835 g)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

Austrian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1904

Accession Number

04.3.97

Rights

Public Domain

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