Hilt: German or possibly Austrian (Innsbruck) Blade: German, Passau
Sword from the Armory of Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck
1570/90
Steel, brass, wood, and leather
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● On view now — Gallery 239
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · verified July 2026
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