cma-medieval-art: Two-Handed Sword with Flamboyant Blade, 1550-1600, Cleveland Museum of Art: Mediev
cma-medieval-art: Two-Handed Sword with Flamboyant Blade, 1550-1600, Cleveland Museum of Art: Medieval ArtThe two-handed sword, originally a weapon of war for specialist infantry, is so named because two hands were required to wield it. By the late 1600s, these enormous swords assumed a largely ceremonial or bodyguard function.Size: Overall: 168.9 cm (66 ½ in.); Blade: 118.7 cm (46 ¾ in.); Quillions: 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.); Grip: 49.2 cm (19 3/8 in.); Ricasso: 26.7 cm (10 ½ in.)Medium: steel, leather and wood grip with brass rivets; bronze pommelhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1919.71 -- source link
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