Cup-Hilted Rapier

Medium

Steel

Dimensions

L. 45 3/4 in. (116.2 cm); L. of blade 41 in. (104.1 cm); W. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); D. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 3 oz. (992.2 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

hilt, Spanish; blade, German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Bashford Dean, in memory of Alexander McMillan Welch, 1949

Accession Number

49.120.10