Rapier

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rapier by artist not specified. A long, thin sword with a pointed tip; the blade is mostly smooth and shiny. The hilt has a spherical knob at the top; below it is a short section wrapped in dark material. The crossguard has two quillons that extend horizontally; they are flat and rectangular with rounded corners. Between the quillons and below them is more metalwork with a round shape around the blade. The background is light-colored and featureless.