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Apr 17, 2020
Two-Handed Sword
Two-Handed Sword
1550–1600
Steel, wood and leather grip
Overall: 167.3 cm (65 7/8 in.); Blade: 126 cm (49 5/8 in.); Quillions: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.); Grip: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.); Ricasso: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.)
Weight: 2.24 kg (4.94 lbs.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1507
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This Spanish sword is meant to be brandished with two hands, used by a combatant on foot rather than on horseback. Imagine the weight of this sword in your hands.
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