Title: Rapier
Object type: Rapier
Date: 18th century
Culture: Spanish; blade, German, Solingen
Artist: Blade inscribed by Arnolt Windhvfel 
Artist bio: German, Solingen, active late 17th–early 18th century
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Bladesmith
Medium: Steel, silver, wood
Dimensions: L. 40 3/8 in. (102.6 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 14.5 oz. (864.7 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Geography: Country of Origin Solingen   Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY