German, Augsburg

Walking Staff with Sword, Wheel-Lock Pistol, and War Hammer, 1590/1600

Steel with gilding, iron, copper, brass with gilding, wood, ivory
Overall length: 38 3/16 in. (97 cm)
Blade length: 33 1/2 in. (85 cm)
Weight of sword: 2 lbs. 6 oz.
Weight with scabbard: 3 lbs. 3 oz.
Inscription In blade groove: I M O N I N O L
George F. Harding Collection, 1982.2110a-b

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Publication History

Walter Karchieski, "Arms and Armor in the Art Institute of Chicago" (Art Institute of Chicago/Little, Brown, and Company, 1995), p. 104-05 (ill.)