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Brandistock (with retractible blades)

Brandistock (with retractible blades)

c. 1600–25
steel; round wood haft
Overall: 207 cm (81 1/2 in.); Closed: 162.2 cm (63 7/8 in.); Blade: 44.5 cm (17 1/2 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1921.1257
Location: 210A Armor Court
  • American Art Association; (sale, November 1921); cat. #288.
  • Gilchrist, Helen Ives. A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924. Mentioned: p. 191-192, H36; Reproduced: Plate XLI, H36 archive.org
  • Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"
  • {{cite web|title=Brandistock (with retractible blades)|url=false|author=|year=c. 1600–25|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1921.1257