Small Sword
c. 1700
Overall: 100.3 cm (39 1/2 in.); Blade: 83.7 cm (32 15/16 in.); Guard: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1101
During the 1700s, the small-sword emerged as a light, quick weapon. Like the rapier it was carried by unarmored civilians, the noblemen of the upper classes. Over time this delicate sword became more an accessory of male attire than a weapon essential to life and death. The sw...
Artifact
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Terms
Culture
Italy (?), early 18th Century
Technique
steel, wood, copper wire
Medium
steel, wood, copper wire
Genre
Arms and Armor
Department
Medieval Art
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