Small Sword
c. 1720–60
Overall: 97 cm (38 3/16 in.); Blade: 80.5 cm (31 11/16 in.); Grip: 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.); Guard: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1489
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
England, 18th century
Technique
steel; piercing; perforation
Medium
steel; piercing; perforation
Genre
Arms and Armor
Department
Medieval Art
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