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Two-Handed Sword with Flamboyant Blade
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The two-handed sword, originally a weapon of war for specialist infantry, is so named because two hands were required to wield it. By the late 1600s, these enormous swords assumed a largely ceremonial or bodyguard function.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineTwo-Handed Sword with Flamboyant Blade, 1550–1600. Germany, second half 16th Century. Steel, leather and wood grip with brass rivets; bronze pommel; overall: 168.9 cm (66 1/2 in.); blade: 118.7 cm (46 3/4 in.); quillions: 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.); grip: 49.2 cm (19 3/8 in.); ricasso: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1919.71
