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Small Sword

c. 1650–70

France, 17th century

Medium
steel, iron, silver inlay; wood and brass wire
Measurements
Overall: 90.8 cm (35 3/4 in.); Blade: 74.1 cm (29 3/16 in.); Guard: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Weight: 520 g (1.15 lbs.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1485
Public Domain
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Location
210A Armor Court
Print
A smallsword features a straight, gray blade tapering downward. The hilt consists of a wire-wrapped handle set between a spherical pommel and a guard with two circular loops. A slender knuckle bow curves from the guard to the pommel, featuring an oval medallion with a raised profile head. The weathered metal surfaces appear dark gray and brown, with relief motifs decorating the pommel and the hilt base.

Small Sword

c. 1650–70

France, 17th century

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