Hand-and-a-Half Saber

Medium

Steel, wood, leather

Dimensions

L. 48 1/2 in. (123.2 cm); L. of blade 40 1/4 in. (102.5 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 14 oz. (1757.7 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

Swiss

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1042