Italian Falchion with 'Leather Punch' Hilt

Date: ca. 1490

Medium: Steel (Engraved, Etched, and Partly Gilt)

Dimensions: Weight, 2 lb. 3 oz. (981 g)

Length, 36 in. (91.44 cm)

Credit Line: Purchase, The Lauder Foundation Gift, 1984 Accession Number: 1984.73

*Editor's Note: I cannot help but see a modern leather punch every time I see the hilt of this sword. I realise this is unusual nomenclature but I find it easy to remember this way.

Source: metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/24904?rpp=60&pg=1&rndkey=20131117&ao=on&ft=*&what=Swords&pos=33