Title: Rapier
Object type: Rapier
Date: ca. 1600–10
Culture: German
Artist:  Peter Tesche 
Artist bio: German, Solingen, active mid-17th century
Artist nationality: German/Solingen
Artist role: Bladesmith
Medium: Steel, copper, wood
Dimensions: L. 43 1/2 in. (110.5 cm); L. of blade 37 in. (94 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 8 oz. (1134 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Prince Albrecht Radziwill, by exchange, 1928
Geography: Country of Origin    Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY