Hand-and-a-Half Sword
Object type: Hand-and-a-half sword
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Solingen
Date: dated 1621
Medium: Steel, wood, leather
Dimensions: L. 44 1/4 in. (112.4 cm); L. of blade 36 in. (91.4 cm); W. 9 1/2 (24.1 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 2 oz. (1417.5 g)
Classification: Swords
Geography:  Solingen     
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914