Title: Cup-Hilted Rapier
Object type: Cup-hilted rapier
Date: ca. 1650–75
Culture: Italian, Milan; blade, German, Solingen
Artist: Cup signed Carlo Piccinino 
Artist bio: Italian, Milan, active ca. 1650–75
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Sword maker
Medium: Steel, iron
Dimensions: L. 44 in. (111.8 cm); L. of blade 37 1/4 in. (94.6 cm); W. 12 1/16 in. (30.6 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 5 oz. (1048.9 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1911
Geography: Country of Origin Milan   Italy      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Battles, term: Men, term: Horses