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

Rights

Public Domain