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Partisan
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Partisan

c. 1650 · steel; round wood haft

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The partisan, a staff weapon with a symmetrical head, was carried by infantry officers and members of princely bodyguards during the 1600s and 1700s.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit linePartisan, c. 1650. France, 17th century. Steel; round wood haft; blade: 33 cm (13 in.); haft: 100.5 cm (39 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.31

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