Smallsword carried by the Gardes du Corps
Object type: Smallsword
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French, Versailles
Artist: Guilmin
Artist bio: French, Versailles recorded 1767–1775
Artist role: Sword cutler
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1769
Medium: Steel, silver, wood, textile
Dimensions: L. 39 5/16 in. (99.8 cm); L. of blade 32 1/8 in. (81.6 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 14 oz. (396.9 g)
Classification: Swords
Geography:  Versailles     
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