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Hunting Sword of Frederick III of Brandenburg (1657–1713)

Steel-chiseler Jacques Munier French
Designer Ivory grip based on a design by Hans Peter Oeri Swiss
ca. 1690
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 376
The guard bears the signature of Munier, a gunmaker and steel-chiseler at the court of Frederick III (1657–1713), who was prince-elector of Brandenburg from 1688 and king in Prussia (as Frederick I) from 1701. The guard also bears the emblems of the prince-elector. The elaborately carved ivory grip is based on a sword hilt design by the Zurich goldsmith Hans Peter Oeri (1637–1692). Records show that this sword was deposited in the elector's armory on November 1, 1690.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Hunting Sword of Frederick III of Brandenburg (1657–1713)
  • Steel-chiseler: Jacques Munier (French, active in Berlin, Germany, recorded 1672–1703)
  • Designer: Ivory grip based on a design by Hans Peter Oeri (Swiss, Zurich 1637–1692)
  • Date: ca. 1690
  • Geography: Berlin
  • Culture: German, Berlin
  • Medium: Steel, ivory
  • Dimensions: L. 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm); L. of blade 27 1/16 in. (68.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 8 oz. (680.4 g)
  • Classification: Swords
  • Credit Line: Gift of Jean Jacques Reubell, in memory of his mother, Julia C. Coster, and of his wife, Adeline E. Post, both of New York City, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.145.240
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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