European, early 15th century / c. 1400
Sword
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Sword as arms and armor (European, early 15th century · c. 1400).
A sword required a different composition of steel than armor; as a result swordsmithing centers of Europe differ from those that specialized in armor.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this arms and armor as steel, leather, wire.
The museum's collection notes: The principal weapon of the European knight was his sword, a simple weapon with a broad, two-edged blade, a straight crossguard, and a round pommel or counterweight. The pommel gave the knight full mastery of a perfectly balanced weapon. The basic shape of the sword did not change significantly between 1200 and 1500.
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