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Ornamental sword for a child

Gerrit Hoying · c. 1750 · etching; blocked; casting; beitelen; iron (metal); silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The short length of the blade indicates that this is a sword for a young man or child. Also, the finger guards are far too small for an adult man. The term ornamental sword is somewhat misleading: a thrust from a weapon like this could certainly be fatal.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

small-sword

Credit lineSierdegen voor een kind. c. 1750. Gerrit Hoying. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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