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Smallsword

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The hilt of a smallsword by has a silver-colored metal pommel that is spherical with triangular etchings; below it is a grip wrapped in thin silver and black wire; below the grip is a metal ferrule; the crossguard is made of silver-colored metal with a flat, oval-shaped quillon; the quillon extends to form a thin, curved knuckle guard; the blade has an etched design near the hilt.

Artwork details

Date:
hallmarked 1689–90; blade dated 1674
Medium:
Steel, silver, wood
Culture:
British, London
Dimensions:
418 × 625 px
Museum record:
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