Two-Handed Sword
1550–1599
- Medium
- steel, wood and leather grip; fluted pommel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 168.3 cm (66 1/4 in.); Blade: 126.4 cm (49 3/4 in.); Quillions: 35.2 cm (13 7/8 in.); Grip: 41.3 cm (16 1/4 in.); Ricasso: 20.3 cm (8 in.)
- Genre
- arms and armor
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Spain, Toledo, second half of 16th Century
About
The 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.