Fauchard

Medium

Steel, wood (ash), textile (velvet, silk), metallic thread, brass

Dimensions

L. 8 ft. 8 1/2 in. (271.7 cm); L. of head 34 5/8 in. (88 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); Wt. 7 lbs. 2 oz. (3231.8 g)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.391