Hand-and-a-Half Sword

Medium

Steel, leather, wood, copper alloy

Dimensions

L. 48 3/8 in. (122.9 cm); L. of blade 36 7/8 in. (93.7 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 9 oz. (1616 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

European or possibly British

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1196