Fauchard
Object type: Fauchard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Italian, Venice
Date: ca. 1550
Medium: Steel, wood, textile (velvet, silk), brass
Dimensions: L. 9 ft. 1 3/4 in. (278.8 cm); L. of head 34 1/8 in. (86.7 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); Wt. 6 lbs. 11 oz. (3033.4 g)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Geography:  Venice     
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914