Partisan
Unknown Artist
c. 1650
Medium
steel; round wood haft
Dimensions
blade: h. 33 cm · haft: l. 100.5 cm
Classification
Arms and Armor
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Accession Number
1916.31
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The partisan, a staff weapon with a symmetrical head, was carried by infantry officers and members of princely bodyguards during the 1600s and 1700s.