Rapier
Object type: Rapier
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Italian, Milan
Artist: Daniele da Serravalle
Artist bio: Italian, Milan, active mid-sixteenth century
Artist role: Sword maker
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: dated 1560
Medium: Steel, iron, gold
Dimensions: L. 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm); L. of blade 27 1/8 in. (68.9 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 14. oz. (1304.1 g)
Classification: Swords-Hunting
Geography:  Milan     
Credit line: Bequest of Col. Wickliffe P. Draper, 1972

Accession year: 1973