Hunting Sword
Object type: Hunting sword
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: hilt, Japanese, made for the European market; blade, Western European
Date: hilt, ca. 1700–1725; blade, ca. 1750
Medium: Steel, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: L. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm); L. of blade 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 7 oz. (652 g)

Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Jean Jacques Reubell, in memory of his mother, Julia C. Coster, and of his wife, Adeline E. Post, both of New York City, 1926
Accession year: 1926