Cup-Hilted Rapier
Object type: Cup-hilted rapier
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: hilt, Spanish; blade, German, Solingen
Date: mid-17th century
Medium: Steel, copper wire
Dimensions: L. 46 3/4 in. (118.8 cm); L. of blade 42 1/2 in. (108 cm); W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); D. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Wt. 2 lb. (907.2 g)
Classification: Swords
Geography:  Solingen     
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914