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Two-Handed Sword
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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, 1550–1600. Spain, Toledo, second half of 16th Century. Steel, wood and leather grip; fluted pommel; overall: 168.3 cm (66 1/4 in.); blade: 126.4 cm (49 3/4 in.); quillions: 35.2 cm (13 7/8 in.); grip: 41.3 cm (16 1/4 in.); ricasso: 20.3 cm (8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1509
