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Sword, c.1560-c.1600 (iron, steel, wood and fish-skin, blued)

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TWC5943631
Image title
Sword, c.1560-c.1600 (iron, steel, wood and fish-skin, blued)
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Artist
German School, (16th century) / German
Location
Wallace Collection, London, UK
Medium
iron, steel, wood and fish-skin, blued
Date
c. 1560 AD - c. 1600 AD (C16th AD)
Dimensions
length: 106.6 cms
Image description

Marks attributed to Melchior Diefstetter (died before 1556). Spherical pommel with button, four-sided, oval grip swelling in the middle, bound with fish-skin; horizontally re-curved crossguard, round in section, swelling into knobs at the ends: side-rings, hilt-arms, and triple transverse bars at the back and thumb-rings; double-edged blade of hexagonal section, changing to bi-convex towards the point, and stamped with the maker's marks on both sides; fullered ricasso.

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© Wallace Collection, London, UK / Bridgeman Images
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weapon / European / weapon / sword / hilt / blade / metalwork
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Medium 537 × 1024 px 45 × 87 mm 281 KB

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