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Cuttoes

Scope note

Short swords, hangers, with short cross hilts, often elaborately decorated and made of fine materials such as carved bone or ivory or cast silver, sometimes with a chain linking the forward quillon to the pommel; some but not all were designed for hunting. They first appeared in the second quarter of the 17th century and became quite common in the 18th.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000210982

Broader Terms used

hangers (swords)

Term used for

couteaux-de-chasse
cuttos

Equivalent Terms used

cuttoe

Created

13yrs ago

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