Hand-and-a-Half Sword

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hand-and-a-Half Sword by Johannes Knieper. Long straight sword with T-shaped hilt and round pommel. The hilt consists of a silver-colored crossguard with a slight curve at the ends and a cylindrical grip with a black cover. The pommel is round and silver-colored. The blade is single-edged, long, and tapered with a single fuller on each side. The sword has a pointed tip. The background is light gray.