Couse of the Bodyguard of Archduke Ferdinand III of Austria (1578–1637)

Medium

Steel, wood

Dimensions

L. 99 5/8 in. (253 cm); L. of head 30 5/8 in. (77.8 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.5 cm); Wt. 6 lbs. 6 oz. (2891.7 g)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.383