German Broadsword from Solingen
Jan 30, 2015 5:38:44 GMT
Post by Jack Loomes on Jan 30, 2015 5:38:44 GMT
Dated 1612
Medium: Steel, brass wire
Dimensions: L. 36 5/8 in. (93 cm); greatest W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); L. of blade 30 7/8 in. (78.4 cm); greatest width of blade 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); greatest thickness of blade 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 13 oz. (822. 14 g)
Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession Number: 14.25.1143
Source: www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/27924
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