Rapier

Medium

Steel, silver, gold, brass, iron

Dimensions

L. 43 1/2 in. (110.5 cm); L. of blade 36 7/8 in. (93.7 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15 oz. (1332.4 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

Northern European, probably German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

25.135.28