Title: Cup-Hilted Rapier
Object type: Cup-hilted rapier
Date: ca. 1650
Culture: hilt, Spanish; blade, German
Medium: Steel, copper wire
Dimensions: L. 45 7/8 in. (116.5 cm); L. of blade 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm); W. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); D. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 12 oz. (793.8 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