Cup-Hilted Rapier

Medium

Steel, iron, wood

Dimensions

L. 45 1/4 in. (114.9 cm); L. of blade 38 3/8 in. (97.5 cm); W. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); D. 5 3/4 in. (14.5 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 2 oz. (963.9 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

hilt, Spanish; blade, German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. George Henry Warren, in memory of her husband, 1972

Accession Number

1972.269.6