Title: Cup-Hilted Rapier
Object type: Cup-hilted rapier
Date: blade, late 16th century; hilt, ca. 1650
Culture: Italian, Milan
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: L. 53 1/4 in. (135 cm); L. of blade 47 1/2 in. (120.7 cm); W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 7 oz. (1105.6 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1904
Geography: Country of Origin Milan   Italy      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY