Rapier

Meves Berns

ca. 1610–20

Rapier by Meves Berns

Medium

Steel, silver, copper

Dimensions

L. 47 5/16 in. (120.2 cm); L. of blade 41 in. (104.1 cm); W. 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 13 oz. (1275.7 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

German, Solingen

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Col. Wickliffe P. Draper, 1972

Accession Number

1973.27.5

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