Hand-and-a-half Sword

Date1500

Mediumsteel, leather

Dimensions41 × 7 × 2 in. (104.1 × 17.8 × 5.1 cm)

ClassificationsWeapons & Armaments

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 1985 General Obligation Bonds

Object numberPC1986.19.2

DescriptionAn Infantry hand-and-a-half sword with a wooden hilt surrounded by metal. This type of sword was a popular combat tool for the time. It was a weapon that could be be held with one or two hands due to its grip and blade length lay inbetween a one-handed sword and a long sword.

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