Title: Cup-Hilted Rapier
Object type: Cup-hilted rapier
Date: ca. 1650
Culture: hilt, Spanish; blade, German
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: L. 45 3/4 in. (116.2 cm); L. of blade 41 in. (104.1 cm); W. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); D. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 3 oz. (992.2 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Bashford Dean, in memory of Alexander McMillan Welch, 1949
Geography: Country of Origin    Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY