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Two-Handed Sword
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About this work
This Spanish sword is meant to be brandished with two hands, used by a combatant on foot rather than on horseback. Imagine the weight of this sword in your hands.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineTwo-Handed Sword, 1550–1600. Spain, Toledo (?), second half of 16th Century. Steel, wood and leather grip; overall: 167.3 cm (65 7/8 in.); blade: 126 cm (49 5/8 in.); quillions: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.); grip: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.); ricasso: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1507
