Cup-Hilted Rapier
Object type: Cup-hilted rapier
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: hilt, Spanish; blade, German
Date: ca. 1650
Medium: Steel, copper wire
Dimensions: L. 45 7/8 in. (116.5 cm); L. of blade 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm); W. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); D. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 12 oz. (793.8 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914