Hunting Sword

hilt, ca. 1700–1725; blade, ca. 1750

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Title: Hunting Sword
Date Created: hilt, ca. 1700–1725; blade, ca. 1750
Physical Dimensions: L. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm); L. of blade 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 7 oz. (652 g)
Type: Hunting sword
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22921
Medium: Steel, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Culture: hilt, Japanese, made for the European market; blade, Western European

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