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title: Continental Army Presentation Sword
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13727/continental-army-presentation-sword/
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# Continental Army Presentation Sword
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13727.jpg)
## Image Caption
A presentation sword awarded to Colonel Marinus Willett (1740–1830 CE), of the Continental Army. It is one of ten "elegant swords" awarded by the Continental Congress to officers who demonstrated exceptional merit against the British during the [American Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Revolution/) (1765-1783 CE). One side of the grip is decorated with the coat of arms of the United States of America the other is inscribed "Congress to Col. Willett, Oct. 11, 1777."
Steel blade. Hilt and scabbard decorated with [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/), [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/), wood, fish skin, and textile. Made c. 1785–86 by the Parisian swordmaker C. Liger (l. c. 1770–93 CE). Length: 100.6 cm (39 5/8 in). Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2021, March 25). Continental Army Presentation Sword. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Continental Army Presentation Sword." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 25, 2021. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Continental Army Presentation Sword." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Mar 2021, .
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