Reitschwert with Scabbard
Object type: Reitschwert with scabbard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Saxony
Date: ca. 1590
Medium: Steel, silver, wood, leather, velvet
Dimensions: L. with scabbard 49 in. (124.5 cm); L. without scabbard 47 1/8 in. (119.7 cm); L. of blade 37 15/16 in. (96.4 cm); W. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 6 oz. (1984.5 g); Wt. of scabbard 13 oz. (368.5 g)
Classification: Swords
Geography:    Saxony   
Credit line: Bequest of Col. Wickliffe P. Draper, 1972
Accession year: 1973