Smallsword
Object type: Smallsword
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: British; blade, Chinese, Beijing
Date: ca. 1710–20
Medium: Steel, gold, textile, copper alloy wire
Dimensions: L. 33 5/8 in. (85.4 cm); L. of blade 27 11/16 in. (70.3 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Wt. 12 oz. (340.2 g)
Classification: Swords
Geography:  Beijing     
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1913