Rapier with Scabbard
Unknown Artist
ca. 1590
Medium
Steel, silver, leather
Dimensions
L. with scabbard 51 1/2 in. (130.8 cm); L. without scabbard 50 1/2 in. (128.3 cm); L. of blade 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm); W. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); Wt 4 lb. 9.8 oz. (2092.8 g); Wt. of scabbard 9.4 oz. (266.5 g)
Classification
Swords
Culture
German, Saxony
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
29.157.17a, b