Hand-and-a-Half Sword
Unknown Artist
c. 1500
Medium
steel, wood, leather; quillions and spirally fluted pommel of blackened steel
Dimensions
l. 117.5 cm · blade: l. 90.2 cm
Classification
Arms and Armor
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Accession Number
1921.1253
About this artwork
This sword came to be called a hand-and-a-half, because it could either be used with both hands or just one.