Rapier

Medium

Steel, silver

Dimensions

L. 47 1/2 in. (120.2 cm); L. of blade 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm); W. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm); D. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 12 oz. (1247.4 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

hilt, British; blade, Spanish

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1929

Accession Number

29.157.2