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Cup-Hilted Rapier

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metal rapier with long thin blade. A quillon guards the handle on either side horizontally. A cup-shaped guard encloses the top. A curved knuckle guard attaches to one quillon. The hilt is wrapped in brown material. A spherical finial caps the top of the hilt. Cup-Hilted Rapier.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1675
Medium:
Steel, copper wire
Culture:
hilt, Spanish; blade, German
Dimensions:
446 × 624 px
Museum record:
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