Title: Rapier of Ambrogio Spinola (1569–1630) with Scabbard Chape
Object type: Rapier with scabbard chape
Date: ca. 1600
Culture: Northern European, possibly France
Artist: Hilt inscribed M. I. F. 
Artist bio: northern European, active ca. 1600
Artist role: Hilt Maker
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: L. of sword 46 1/8 in. (117.1 cm); L. of blade 39 3/4 in. (101 cm); L. of chape 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1932
Geography: Country of Origin    France      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY