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| Keywords: German - Two-handed Sword - Walters 511335.jpg A two-handed sword could span up to 6 ft in length It was initially a specialized weapon for the infantry used for cutting or thrusting to penetrate the enemy's front line After the introduction of firearms to the battlefield by the end of the 1500s the role of the two-handed sword was generally limited to the ceremonial use of bodyguards and civic militia The maker's mark on the blade is similar to ones used by bladesmiths in Munich between 1580 1600 partially blackened steel wood velvet leather cm 192 7 accession number 51 1335 1506 Schloss Mainberg near Kitzingen Sale Rudolph Lepke Baden-Baden 1901 no 73 Henry Griffith Keasbey New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale American Art Association New York December 5-6 1924 no 89 Henry Walters Baltimore 1924 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 World of Wonder The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1971-1972 place of origin Munich Germany Walters Art Museum license Baroque art in the Walters Art Museum Weapons in the Walters Art Museum German art in the Walters Art Museum Auctions by Rudolph Lepke Swords of the 16th century Swords of Germany Zweihänder | ||||
