Rapier and Parrying Dagger
Object type: Rapier and parrying dagger
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German
Date: ca. 1600–20
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: Rapier (28.100.3): L. 48 in. (121.9 cm); L. of blade 41 3/4 in. (106.1 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); D. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 3 oz. (1446.8 g); dagger (1981.2): L. 18 in. (45.7 cm); L. of blade 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 6.4 oz. (635 g)


Classification: Swords
Credit line: Rapier: Gift of Prince Albrecht Radziwill, by exchange, 1928; dagger: Purchase, The Sulzberger Foundation Inc. Gift, 1981
Accession year: 1928