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Apr 13, 2020
Two-Handed Sword
Two-Handed Sword
1550–1600
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.)
Weight: 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1509
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The two-handed sword, originally a weapon of war for specialist infantry, is so named because two hands were required to wield it. By the late 1600s, these enormous swords assumed a largely ceremonial or bodyguard function.
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