Blade: Spain, Toledo Hilt: Italt, Belluno?, late 16th-early 17th Century
1974.59CCCC0
Hilt: England; Blade: Germany, Solingen (?), Hilt: 17th Century; Blade: 18th Century
1916.696CCCC0
Germany, Saxony, late 16th Century
1916.1819CCCC0
hilt: Scotland; blade: Germany, Solingen, hilt: 18th Century
1916.701CCCC0
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana-style or Malinke-style blacksmith-carver
1994.14©
unassigned (European), probably late 19th century (in 16th century style)
1916.1944CCCC0
| Title, Date | Artist / Culture | Accession number | Medium | Dimensions | Credit line | Rights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Germany (?), 15th century | 1916.1600 | steel; wood and leather grip | Overall: 104.2 cm (41 in.); Blade: 87.3 cm (34 3/8 in.); Quillions: 20.3 cm (8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, early 16th Century | 1916.686 | steel, wood and leather | Overall: 156.6 cm (61 5/8 in.); Blade: 125.3 cm (49 5/16 in.); Quillions: 26.2 cm (10 5/16 in.); Grip: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Claes Thure Oldenburg (American, 1929–2022) | 2017.125 | steel, lead and wood | Overall: 210.8 x 241.2 x 388.4 cm (83 x 94 15/16 x 152 15/16 in.) | Gift of Agnes Gund given in honor of George Gund III | © | |
 | England, 17th century | 1916.1659 | steel serrated blade, brass, and wood | Overall: 46.6 cm (18 3/8 in.); Blade: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.); Quillions: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Grip: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755) | 1916.1094 | steel, gilt and russeted, copper, wood | Overall: 105.4 cm (41 1/2 in.); Blade: 87.9 cm (34 5/8 in.); Guard: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
| Blade: Spain, Toledo Hilt: Italt, Belluno?, late 16th-early 17th Century | 1974.59 | steel, ribbed guard and pommel; wood and wire | Overall: 135.9 cm (53 1/2 in.); Blade: 111.1 cm (43 3/4 in.); Quillions: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.); Grip: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.) | Gift from the Bascom Little Estate | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, late 17th Century | 1916.1620 | steel, wood, brass and copper wire | Overall: 108.9 cm (42 7/8 in.); Blade: 85.7 cm (33 3/4 in.); Quillions: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.); Grip: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Venice, 18th century | 1916.698 | steel, brass, leather and wood | Overall: 100.3 cm (39 1/2 in.); Blade: 84.4 cm (33 1/4 in.); Grip: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); Guard: 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
| Hilt: England; Blade: Germany, Solingen (?), Hilt: 17th Century; Blade: 18th Century | 1916.696 | steel, chiseled; inlaid gilt- silver foil; wood and wire grip | Overall: 101.6 cm (40 in.); Blade: 85.2 cm (33 9/16 in.); Hilt: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
| Germany, Saxony, late 16th Century | 1916.1819 | steel, gilt and etched; round wood haft | Overall: 238.2 cm (93 3/4 in.); Blade: 30.5 cm (12 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, Toledo (?), second half of 16th Century | 1916.1507 | 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.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Hans Schmidt (Austrian, 1669) | 1959.127 | steel, varnished wood (walnut) stock decorated with inlaid silver wire and appliqués | Overall: 110.2 cm (43 3/8 in.); Butt: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Barrel: 83.2 cm (32 3/4 in.); Bore: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Schilling | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, 17th century | 1916.1811 | steel, pierced and chiseled, leather and wood grip | Diameter: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.); Overall: 105.6 cm (41 9/16 in.); Blade: 99.5 cm (39 3/16 in.); Quillions: 29.6 cm (11 5/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Spain, Toledo, second half of 16th Century | 1916.1509 | steel, wood and leather grip; fluted pommel | Overall: 168.3 cm (66 1/4 in.); Blade: 126.4 cm (49 3/4 in.); Quillions: 35.2 cm (13 7/8 in.); Grip: 41.3 cm (16 1/4 in.); Ricasso: 20.3 cm (8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
Italy, Brescia, 17th century | 1916.52.2 | chiseled steel and walnut stock | Overall: 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.); Barrel: 27.6 cm (10 7/8 in.); Bore: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | ||
 | Germany, Passau (?), 17th century | 1916.1099 | steel, wood, steel wire, copper, chiseled shell guard; blade: blued, gilded, pierced and engraved | Overall: 104.5 cm (41 1/8 in.); Blade: 86 cm (33 7/8 in.); Guard: 7.6 cm (3 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, 17th century | 1916.1495 | steel, pierced; leather and wood | Overall: 93 cm (36 5/8 in.); Blade: 77.8 cm (30 5/8 in.); Quillions: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | South Germany, early 16th Century | 1921.1253 | steel, wood, leather; quillions and spirally fluted pommel of blackened steel | Overall: 117.5 cm (46 1/4 in.); Blade: 90.2 cm (35 1/2 in.); Quillions: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.); Grip: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Brescia, 18th century | 1916.49 | steel, walnut and bone stock | Overall: 48.3 cm (19 in.); Barrel: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.); Bore: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Theodore Roszak (American, 1907–1981) | 2005.144 | painted wood, steel, iron, and Plexiglas | Overall: 271.8 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm (107 x 16 x 16 in.) | Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund | © | |
Georg Kurland (Polish) | 2012.97 | steel, gilding, and wood inlaid with elk horn, ivory, and mother-of-pearl | Overall: 70.5 cm (27 3/4 in.) | Dudley P. Allen Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Germany, second half 16th Century | 1919.70 | steel, leather and wood grip, bronze pommel | Overall: 170.5 cm (67 1/8 in.); Blade: 125.6 cm (49 7/16 in.); Quillions: 53.7 cm (21 1/8 in.); Grip: 43.2 cm (17 in.); Ricasso: 34.7 cm (13 11/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Italy, Milan?, 17th century | 1916.706 | steel, pierced, chased and chiseled; wire ferrules on leather-covered wood grip | Overall: 123.2 cm (48 1/2 in.); Blade: 100.9 cm (39 3/4 in.); Quillions: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.); Grip: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, second half of 16th Century | 1919.68 | steel; leather and wood grip, cloth-covered middle | Overall: 191.5 cm (75 3/8 in.); Blade: 144.8 cm (57 in.); Quillions: 41.5 cm (16 5/16 in.); Grip: 40.7 cm (16 in.); Ricasso: 33.4 cm (13 1/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Johann Michael Maucher (German, 1645–1701) | 1916.1887 | boxwood with design of stag and hounds carved in high relief; steel funnel, mounts, springcatch | Diameter: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); Overall: 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Clemens Willems (German) | 1916.1626 | steel and wood, scroll ornaments | Overall: 84.5 cm (33 1/4 in.); Blade: 71.2 cm (28 1/16 in.); Grip: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.); Hilt: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | France, early 17th century | 1916.1797 | steel, pierced; appliqué masks in brass; octagonal wood haft with studs and leather straps | Overall: 239 cm (94 1/8 in.); Blade: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
France (blade: Germany?), 18th century | 1916.1492 | steel, blued, etched, and gilded; silver and wood | Overall: 72.1 cm (28 3/8 in.); Blade: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.); Grip: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); Guard: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | ||
 | France, Paris (?), 18th century | 1974.57 | forged steel blade; partially gilt and russet steel hilt; steel wire, leather bands, wood core | Overall: 103.5 cm (40 3/4 in.); Blade: 86.1 cm (33 7/8 in.); Guard: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.) | Gift from the Bascom Little Estate | CCCC0 | |
 | South Germany (?), 17th century | 1916.1726 | wood, inlaid with stag horn; flax cord; steel with traces of paint and gilding | Overall: 82.6 cm (32 1/2 in.); Bow: 59.4 cm (23 3/8 in.); Butt: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, second half 16th Century | 1919.71 | steel, leather and wood grip with brass rivets; bronze pommel | Overall: 168.9 cm (66 1/2 in.); Blade: 118.7 cm (46 3/4 in.); Quillions: 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.); Grip: 49.2 cm (19 3/8 in.); Ricasso: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Turkey, Ottoman period (1299–1922) | 1916.828 | Wood, steel, brass, mother-of-pearl inlay, and leather | Overall: 103.5 cm (40 3/4 in.); Barrel: 68.3 cm (26 7/8 in.) | Gift of J. H. Wade | CCCC0 | |
 | France, late 17th Century | 1916.1500 | steel, chiseled and pierced; iron, wood; wire-bound grip | Overall: 104.1 cm (41 in.); Blade: 87.6 cm (34 1/2 in.); Guard: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Ironrite, Inc. (American) and 1 other | 1984.181 | steel and lacquered plywood | Overall: 66.7 x 43.2 x 48.9 cm (26 1/4 x 17 x 19 1/4 in.) | Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor, New York | © | |
 | Italy, 16th century | 1916.1687 | steel; russetted and damascened guard and pommel; wood and wire grip | Overall: 50.7 cm (19 15/16 in.); Blade: 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.); Quillions: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); Grip: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Scotland, Stirling(?), 18th century | 1916.703 | steel, pierced hilt; wood and leather grip | Overall: 106.6 cm (41 15/16 in.); Blade: 91.3 cm (35 15/16 in.); Grip: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.); Hilt: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Jean Prouvé (French, 1901–1984) | 2003.93 | steel, aluminum, wood and plastic | Overall: 78 x 59 x 52 cm (30 11/16 x 23 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.) | The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Fund, gift of the Foster Family Foundation and the Trideca Society in honor of Henry Hawley | © | |
 | Scandinavia (?), 15th century | 1916.1601 | Steel and wood | Overall: 93.3 cm (36 3/4 in.); Blade: 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, early 17th Century | 1916.1729 | wood, stag horn, flax cord and steel | Overall: 63.5 cm (25 in.); Bow: 60.2 cm (23 11/16 in.); Butt: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | France, 17th century | 1916.1485 | steel, iron, silver inlay; wood and brass wire | Overall: 90.8 cm (35 3/4 in.); Blade: 74.1 cm (29 3/16 in.); Guard: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
| hilt: Scotland; blade: Germany, Solingen, hilt: 18th Century | 1916.701 | steel; liner of buff leather; grip of wood, copper wire and fishskin (ray?) | Overall: 101.6 cm (40 in.); Blade: 85.7 cm (33 3/4 in.); Grip: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); Hilt: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, 15th century | 1916.1725 | wood (walnut?) inlaid with bone; horn; iron and steel; composite bow (horn and parchment) | Overall: 87 cm (34 1/4 in.); Bow: 74.5 cm (29 5/16 in.); Butt: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, 17th century | 1916.1962 | wood (flights missing) and steel | Overall: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Johann Andreas Kuchenreuter (German, 1716–1795) | 1918.76 | steel, walnut stock, brass mounts, barrel inlaid with gold, brass, and silver | Overall: 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.); Barrel: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); Bore: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
| Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana-style or Malinke-style blacksmith-carver | 1994.14 | Wood, aluminum, copper alloy, animal hair, and steel | Overall: 62.2 x 23 x 15.3 cm (24 1/2 x 9 1/16 x 6 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | © | |
 | Rose B. Simpson (Santa Clara Pueblo, b. 1983) | 2023.49 | Clay, steel, twine, grout, and beads from bone, wood, lava, trade glass, pyrite, and stone | Overall: 190.5 x 58.4 x 58.4 cm (75 x 23 x 23 in.) | Severance and Greta Millikin Trust | © | |
 | France, 17th century | 1916.1795 | steel, etched; octagonal wood haft with studs and leather; remnants of velvet tassel | Overall: 217.2 cm (85 1/2 in.); Blade: 57.2 cm (22 1/2 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
| unassigned (European), probably late 19th century (in 16th century style) | 1916.1944 | wood, five concave sections, painted red and white; steel point | Overall: 278.2 cm (109 1/2 in.); Head: 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | Germany, 17th century | 1916.1961 | wood (flights missing) and steel | Overall: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | France, 17th century | 1916.1846 | leather, tooled with wood, canvas and steel on a brass frame | Overall: 35.6 x 31.8 x 27.3 cm (14 x 12 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
 | hilt: Holland; blade: Spain, 17th century | 1916.1100 | Blued, gilded, and pierced steel, wood, steel wire, chiseled shell guard, engraved blade | Overall: 92.7 cm (36 1/2 in.); Blade: 75.9 cm (29 7/8 in.); Guard: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
William Kinman (British, 1724–1788?) | 1916.1685 | Blued, etched, and gilded steel; hilt: silver, wood | Overall: 74.9 cm (29 1/2 in.); Blade: 60.3 cm (23 3/4 in.); Grip: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); Guard: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | ||
India, probably Deccan | 1930.704 | Iron hilt with gold; steel blade with gold; wood scabbard with velvet and metallic thread | Overall: 96.6 cm (38 1/16 in.) | Gift of S. D. Wright | CCCC0 | ||
 | Germany, late 19th-early 20th Century | 1919.60 | steel and wood | Overall: 292.1 cm (115 in.); Across top: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance | CCCC0 | |
India | 1930.708 | Jade hilt with iron and gold; steel blade with iron and gold; wood sheath covered in velvet with metallic thread | Overall: 34.4 cm (13 9/16 in.) | Gift of S. D. Wright | CCCC0 |