Rapier

Medium

Steel, silver, wood, copper alloy

Dimensions

L. 49 1/2 in. (125.7 cm); L. of blade 43 in. (109.2 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 10 oz. (1190.7 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

hilt, Italian; blade, German, Solingen

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1191