Title: Basket-hilted Sword
Object type: Basket-hilted sword
Date: blade dated 1662
Culture: hilt, British; blade, German
Artist: Blade by Johannes Wundes the Younger 
Artist bio: Germany, Solingen, active mid-17th century
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Bladesmith
Medium: Steel, wood, silver
Dimensions: L. 39 7/8 in. (101.3 cm); L. of blade 34 1/4 in. (87 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 6 oz. (1077 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Geography: Country of Origin    England and Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY