Basket-Hilted Sword

Medium

Steel, gold, leather, textile, wood, sharkskin, silver

Dimensions

L. 38 3/4 in. (98.4 cm); L. of blade 32 5/8 in. (82.9 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Wt. 3 lb. (1361 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

British

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1150

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