Smallsword Hilt and Blade

Unknown maker

Medium: Steel, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold
Dimensions: Hilt (a); L. approx. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. approx. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Wt. 5.3 oz. (150.3 g); blade (b); L. 40 1/8 in. (101.9 cm); Wt. 5.5 oz. (155.9 g)
Culture: hilt, Japanese, possibly Dejima; blade, European
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Swords
Dated: ca. 1730
Pixels: 2068 × 2702
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Smallsword Hilt and Blade. ca. 1730. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.