Cup-Hilted Rapier
Object type: Cup-hilted rapier
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Spanish
Artist: Pedro de Velmonte
Artist bio: Spanish, probably 17th century
Artist role: Sword maker
Artist nationality: Spanish
Date: ca. 1650
Medium: Steel, velvet, copper alloy wire
Dimensions: L. 49 3/4 in. (126.4 cm); L. of blade 44 3/4 in. (113.7 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); D. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 1 oz. (935.5 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1913