Broadsword
Object type: Broadsword
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Solingen
Date: dated 1612
Medium: Steel, brass wire, gold
Dimensions: L. 36 5/8 in. (93 cm); L. of blade 30 7/8 in. (78.4 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); D. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 13 oz. (822.1 g)
Classification: Swords
Geography:  Solingen     
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914