Hunting Sword (Couteau de Chasse)
Object type: Hunting sword (Couteau de Chasse)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French
Date: 1780
Medium: Steel, gold
Dimensions: L. 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm); L. of blade 23 1/4 in. (59 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 4 oz. (567 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