Smallsword

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Smallsword has a silver-colored metal hilt with an etched design. The handle is wrapped in thin gold and silver wire. A small, round pommel sits at the top of the handle. A handguard curves from the hilt, forming a partial loop. A quillon curves outward on the bottom of the hilt. The blade is long and narrow with an etched inscription. The background is a solid gray color.