Rapier

Peter Wirsberg

ca. 1600–10

Rapier by Peter Wirsberg

Medium

Steel, silver, wood

Dimensions

L. 39 7/8 in. (101.3 cm); L. of blade 32 in. (81.3 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 1 oz. (1389.1 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

29.157.7

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