Partisan Carried by the Bodyguard of Louis XIV (1638–1715, reigned from 1643), ca. 1678–1709, French, Paris, Steel, gold, wood, textile, L. 94 1/8 in. (239 cm); L. of head 22 9/16 in. (57.3 cm); W. of head 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Shafted Weapons, This partisan, are thought to have been carried by the Gardes de la Manche (literally, “guards of the sleeve,” indicating their close proximity to the king), an elite unit of the bodyguard of Louis XIV
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Partisan Carried, Bodyguard, Louis XIV, 1638–1715, reigned, 1643, ca, 1678–1709, French, Paris, Steel, gold, wood, textile, L, 94 1/8, 239 cm, head 22 9/16, 57.3, W, 6 1/2, 16.5, Shafted Weapons, partisan, thought, carried, Gardes de, la, Manche, literally, guards, sleeve, indicating, close proximity, king, elite unit, bodyguard
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