Gallery 347, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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Gallery 347, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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Gallery 347, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
| Titles: | Staff Weapon (Partisan) |
| Date: | c. 1665 |
| Artists: | Artist/maker unknown, French Made for the Guard of the Sleeve of Louis XIV, King of France (1638–1715 (reigned 1643-1715)) |
| Medium: | Iron alloy (steel), etched and partially blued and gilded; wood (pine); paint; textile (dyed red) |
| Dimensions: | Overall (length): 8 feet 4 9/16 inches (255.4 cm) Blade including socket (length): 28 3/4 inches (73 cm) Blade (width): 7 11/16 inches (19.5 cm) Halt (diameter): 1 1/4 inches (3.2 cm) Weight: 7 pounds 10.2 ounces (3465g) |
| Classification: | Arms and Armor |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977 |
| Accession Number: | 1977-167-392 |
| Geography: | Made in France, Europe |
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Gallery 347, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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