Title: Cup-Hilted Rapier
Object type: Cup-hilted rapier
Date: ca. 1675
Culture: hilt, Spanish; blade, German
Medium: Steel, copper wire
Dimensions: L. 44 1/2 in. (113 cm); L. of blade 40 1/4 in. (102.2 cm); W. 11 in. (27.9 cm); D. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Wt. 2 lb. (907.2 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Geography: Country of Origin    Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY