Set of Hunting Implements (Trousse)
Object type: Set of hunting implements (Trousse)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Saxon
Date: ca. 1600
Medium: Steel, silver, horn, leather
Dimensions: Sheath (a); L. without chain 8 in. (20.3 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (104.9 g); knife (b); L. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); L. of blade 4 5/16 in. (10.9 cm); W. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); W. of blade 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); thickness of blade 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.4 g); knife (c); L. 7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm); L. of blade 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm); W. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); W. of blade 9/16 in (1.5 cm); thickness of blade 1/16 in. (0.2 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.4 g); skewer (d); L. 6 /14 in. (15.9 cm); L. of blade 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm); W. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Diam. of blade 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g)
Classification: Knives
Geography:    Saxony   
Credit line: Bequest of Alan Rutherfurd Stuyvesant, 1954
Accession year: 1954