Cup-Hilted Rapier
Object type: Cup-hilted rapier
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: blade, German, Solingen; hilt, Spanish
Date: 17th century
Medium: Steel, wood, iron wire
Dimensions: L. 41 1/8 in. (104.5 cm); L. of blade 36 in. (91.4 cm); W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); D. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 14 oz. (850.5 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1932