Hunting Sword of Frederick III of Brandenburg (1657–1713)

Steel-chiseler Jacques Munier French
 Ivory grip based on a design by Hans Peter Oeri Swiss

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 376

The guard bears the signature of Munier, a gunmaker and steel-chiseler at the court of Frederick III (1657–1713), who was prince-elector of Brandenburg from 1688 and king in Prussia (as Frederick I) from 1701. The guard also bears the emblems of the prince-elector. The elaborately carved ivory grip is based on a sword hilt design by the Zurich goldsmith Hans Peter Oeri (1637–1692). Records show that this sword was deposited in the elector's armory on November 1, 1690.

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