Title: Cup-Hilted Rapier
Object type: Cup-hilted rapier
Date: ca. 1650
Culture: Spanish
Artist:  Pedro de Velmonte 
Artist bio: Spanish, probably 17th century
Artist nationality: Spanish
Artist role: Sword maker
Medium: Steel, velvet, copper alloy wire
Dimensions: L. 49 3/4 in. (126.4 cm); L. of blade 44 3/4 in. (113.7 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); D. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 1 oz. (935.5 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Geography: Country of Origin    Spain      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY