Cup-Hilted Rapier and Matching Parrying Dagger

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts two intricately designed weapons. A rapier has a long, slender blade with a cup-shaped hilt and a twisted metal grip. The hilt features an ornate design with a rounded cup. A curved metal quillons guards protrude horizontally on either side. The rapier's pommel is spherical and ornate. A matching parrying dagger has a shorter blade with a conical hilt resembling a pointed helmet and a quillons guard on each side. Both weapons exhibit ornate engravings and are set against a gray background.