Collection Online as of August 18, 2022
c. 1500
Steel, wood, leather; quillions and spirally fluted pommel of blackened steel
Support: 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 1921.1253
210A Armor Court
This sword came to be called a hand-and-a-half, because it could either be used with both hands or just one.
The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"
Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).