Rapier

Medium

Steel, gold, silver

Dimensions

L. 43 3/4 in. (111.1 cm); L. of blade 28 in. (71.1 cm); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 14 oz. (1304.1 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

hilt, French; blade, European

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1159