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French, end of the XVIth century. J 97, Musée d'Artillerie, Paris

the hand is the weapon, that although the ricasso of the blade fits the hilt admirably, we may almost certainly conclude that this particular blade was never made for it. Another wonderful specimen of the chiseller's art can be seen on the swept hilt of the sword in the Musée d'Artillerie (Fig. 1371), which was presented by Ippolito Aldobrandini, Pope Clement VIII, to Henri IV of