Rapier

Unknown Artist

ca. 1630–40

Rapier by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, iron wire, wood

Dimensions

L. 46 1/2 in. (118.1 cm); L. of blade 40 in. (101.6 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 2 oz. (963.9 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

hilt, Dutch or Flemish; blade, German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1117

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