Rapier

Medium

Steel, iron

Dimensions

L. 47 1/16 in. (119.5 cm); L. of blade 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 10 oz (1190 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

hilt, Northern European, possibly German; blade, Italian, Belluno

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Col. Wickliffe P. Draper, 1972

Accession Number

1973.27.3