Anyone have either of these on their hard drive?

a467 Wallace Collection
Metropolitan Museum Inventory number 26.259.2

Would if I knew! They're mentioned in passing in The Sword in the Age of Chivalry. The Met example is listed on page 72 in footnote 44 as an example of a Type XVIIIc. The Wallace example is listed as an example of an XVIIId. I was hoping that the Wallace Catalogue, at least, was sorted by inventory number. Otherwise, no idea how to narrow the search.

a.467 is not photographed in the 1962 Wallace Catalogs.

A467 SWORD

Heavy wheel POMMEL with flat faces and chamfered rim; horizontally recurved QUILLONS, circular in section and widening at the ends; leather-bound grip (modern). The two-edged BLADE of flat diamond section, stiff and tapering. Maker's mark on both faces, 9 (23.0) from the hilt.

L. 36 1/8 (91.7); W. 1 3/8 (3.5); Diam. of Pommel 1 3/4 (4.5); Wt. 3:2 (1.405)

German, early XVIth century

Gazette des Beaux-Arts XXIV (May 1868), p. 417; De Beaumont Catalog, No. 4 and Pl. 1; Viollet-le-Duc V, 390-3

Provenance: Comte de Nieuwerkerke

The mark is akin to that used by Munich swordsmiths Christoph I and II Stantler. Viollet-le-Duc's ascription to Verdun was probably suggested by the resemblance of the mark to the double cross of Lorraine.

I went to the Wallace Live section of the Wallace Collection's website and found this:

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Is the Met example this one?

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Well Chad, I'm not sure if the Met example is the one he's looking for, but I certainly would appreciate any pics of the piece you posted.
thanks,
Dan

Thanks Chad, I have the ones from the article and from Records, but not any other photos, though I'm sure other people have taken pics of it in the Met. If anyone does have photos, I'd love to see them.
Thanks,
Dan

Hi Chad.....Hope you don't mind but I scrubbed it up a bit.......

Cheers

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