Cup-Hilted Rapier

Medium

Steel, copper wire

Dimensions

L. 45 7/8 in. (116.5 cm); L. of blade 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm); W. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); D. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 12 oz. (793.8 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

hilt, Spanish; blade, German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1012