Hunting Sword (Couteau de Chasse)
Object type: Hunting sword (Couteau de Chasse)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Saxony
Date: 1700–1750
Medium: Steel, ivory, gold, textile
Dimensions: L. 29 1/4 in. (74.3 cm); L. of blade 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 2 oz. (510.3 g)
Classification: Swords
Geography:    Saxony   
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