Rapier

Medium

Steel, silver, iron wire, gold

Dimensions

L. 55 1/4 in. (140.3 cm); L. of blade 49 in. (124.5 cm); W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); D. 6 in. (15.2 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 15 oz. (1332.4 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1187