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Source Description
A two-handed sword could span up to 6 ft. in length. It was initially a specialized weapon for the infantry, used for cutting or thrusting, to penetrate the enemy's front line. After the introduction of firearms to the battlefield by the end of the 1500s, the role of the two-handed sword was generally limited to the ceremonial use of bodyguards and civic militia.The maker's mark on the blade is similar to ones used by bladesmiths in Munich.
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Document identity
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1506
label
Two-Handed Sword
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object
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1
Source metadata
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1506
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object
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normalized
title
Two-Handed Sword
description
A two-handed sword could span up to 6 ft. in length. It was initially a specialized weapon for the infantry, used for cutting or thrusting, to penetrate the enemy's front line. After the introduction of firearms to the battlefield by the end of the 1500s, the role of the two-handed sword was generally limited to the ceremonial use of bodyguards and civic militia.The maker's mark on the blade is similar to ones used by bladesmiths in Munich.
provenance
Schloss Mainberg, near Kitzingen; Sale, Rudolph Lepke, Baden-Baden, 1901, no. 73; Henry Griffith Keasbey, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, American Art Association, New York, December 5-6, 1924, no. 89; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1580-1600
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
swords
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
75 7/8 in. (192.7 cm)
Source extras
med
partially blackened steel, wood, velvet, leather
creator_ids
6211
collection_ids
BAR
ARM
exhibition_ids
1994
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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