Smallsword, ca. 1650–60, probably Paris, French, probably Paris, Steel, gold, wood, copper alloy, L. 41 in. (104.1 cm); L. of blade 34 1/2 in. (87.5 cm), Swords, While it was typical in Europe from at least the Middle Ages for a nobleman to wear a sword on a daily basis, not until the sixteenth century was there a pronounced difference between the swords worn with armor during times of war and those worn with civilian dress or in peacetime
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Smallsword, ca, 1650–60, Paris, French, Steel, gold, wood, copper alloy, L, 41, 104.1 cm, blade 34 1/2, 87.5, Swords, typical, Europe, Middle Ages, nobleman, wear, sword, daily basis, sixteenth century, pronounced difference, swords worn, armor, times, war, worn, civilian dress, peacetime
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