Rapier

Medium

Steel, silver, brass wire

Dimensions

L. 50 1/8 in. (127 cm); L. of blade 43 3/4 in. (111.1 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); D. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 9 oz. (1615.9 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

14.25.1220