Sword
Place MadePhilippines
Title

Sword

DateCirca 1870
Mediumsteel, wood
Dimensions[H]19 5/8" __[W]2 3/4" __[D] __[Dia] __[L]13 1/2" edge
Object number1977.35.3
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA large unmarked curved-edge short sword with a carved wooden handle. The handkle has a palm fiber hilt with a damaged edge.ProvenanceCaptain Crapo collected this implement during(it is believed) the cruise of the Great White Fleet.
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