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Rapier

Unknown Artist

blade, ca. 1635; hilt, late 17th century

Rapier by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel

Dimensions

L. 48 in. (121.9 cm); L. of blade 41 1/4 in. (104.8 cm); W. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 13 oz. (822.1 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

blade, Spanish, Toledo; hilt, European, possibly Spanish

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1138

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