Executioner's Sword with Scabbard
Object type: Executioner's sword with scabbard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Saxon
Date: ca. 1700
Medium: Steel, brass, leather, shagreen
Dimensions: L. with scabbard 42 1/2 in. (108 cm); L. without scabbard 41 3/4 in. (106 cm); L. of blade 32 3/4 in. (83.2 cm); W. 6 7/8 in. (17.2 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 13 oz. (2182.9 g); Wt. of scabbard 1 lb. 3 oz. (538.6 g)
Classification: Swords
Geography:  Saxony     
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914