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sword

human history
  • Other Name

    sword used during Boxer Rebellion, 1900 (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Chinese sword used in the Boxer Rebellion, 1900

    description: sword and scabbard; heavy sword; two fullers; single edged; maker's mark on right side of blade; grip of wood; fittings of iron, rather crude; scabbard: leather covered wood with iron fittings

    measurements: overall length: 850mm

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    1926.234
  • Accession Date
    20 Oct 1926
  • Other Id

    W2711 (war)

    10443 (ethnology)

  • Department

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