Title: Rapier with Scabbard
Object type: Rapier with scabbard
Date: ca. 1580
Culture: German; blade, Spanish, Toledo
Artist: Blade signed by Juan Martinez 
Artist bio: Spanish, Toledo, active ca. 1600
Artist nationality: Spanish
Artist role: Bladesmith
Medium: Steel, leather, gold, copper wire, wood, velvet
Dimensions: L. 48 3/4 in. (123.8 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 5 oz. (1507 g); Wt. of scabbard 6 oz. (170.1 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1929
Geography: Country of Origin Toledo   Spain      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY