Cup-Hilted Rapier
Object type: Cup-hilted rapier
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: hilt, Spanish; blade, German
Date: ca. 1675
Medium: Steel, copper wire
Dimensions: L. 44 1/2 in. (113 cm); L. of blade 40 1/4 in. (102.2 cm); W. 11 in. (27.9 cm); D. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Wt. 2 lb. (907.2 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914