Rapier

Medium

Steel, iron, silver, gold, copper alloy, wood

Dimensions

L. 49 in. (124.5 cm); L. of blade 40 1/2 in. (102.2 cm); W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); D. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 12 oz. (1247 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

probably Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Gift of William H. Riggs, by exchange, 2016

Accession Number

2016.310