Hunting Knife

Bladesmith Hans Sumersperger Austrian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 373

The grip is inlaid with the coat of arms of Austria in carved mother-of-pearl; the blade bears the mark of Hans Sumersperger, court knifesmith to Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519). Such knives formed part of a group of implements that were used to prepare freshly killed game, including bear, wild boar, and deer, after a hunt.

Hunting Knife, Hans Sumersperger (Austrian, Hall, active 1492–98), Steel, copper alloy, wood, bone, mother-of-pearl, Austrian, Hall

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