Title: Saber with Scabbard and Carrying Belt
Object type: Saber with scabbard and carrying belt
Date: early 17th century
Culture: Polish
Artist: Stamped with what may be the mark of Georg Hoffmann 
Artist bio: Polish, Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland), recorded 1596–1609
Artist nationality: Polish
Artist role: Goldsmith
Medium: Steel, gold, silver, leather, wood, textile, semiprecious stones
Dimensions: L. 37 1/2 in. (95.2 cm); L. of blade 31 1/2 in. (80 cm); Wt. of saber (a) 2 lb. 1 oz. (936 g); Wt. of scabbard (b) 2 lb. 3 oz. (992.2 g); Wt. of belt (c); 5 oz. (141.7 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929
Geography: Country of Origin    Poland      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY