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The blade is etched with figures of Saint Michael, Satan, and the Virgin Mary, who are also portrated on another sword hilt in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (acc. no. 1989.229).
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Title: Executioner's Sword with Scabbard
Date: ca. 1700
Geography: Saxony
Culture: Saxon
Medium: Steel, brass, leather, shagreen
Dimensions: L. with scabbard 42 1/2 in. (108 cm); L. without scabbard 41 3/4 in. (106 cm); L. of blade 32 3/4 in. (83.2 cm); W. 6 7/8 in. (17.2 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 13 oz. (2182.9 g); Wt. of scabbard 1 lb. 3 oz. (538.6 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession Number: 14.25.1128a, b
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