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Hand and a Half Sword

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Hand and a Half Sword

Date:: ca. 1500–1525
Culture:: German
Medium:: Steel, leather
Dimensions:: Weight, 4 lb. (1814 g) Length, 50 1/4 in. (127.6 cm) Length of blade, 37 3/4 in. (96 cm)
Classification:: Swords
Credit Line:: Purchase, The Sulzberger Foundation Inc. and Helmut Nickel Gifts, Rogers Fund, Bequest of Stephen V. Grancsay, by exchange, and funds from various donors, 1988
Accession Number:: 1988.26

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 373

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