art-of-swords:

Rapier

  • Date: circa 1650
  • Culture: Probably Dutch
  • Medium: Iron and steel; modern grip of wood and copper
  • Dimensions: L. 36 in. (91.5 cm)
  • Classification: Swords Credit Line: Purchase, Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, by exchange 
  • Provenance: Ex coll. Counts Erbach-Erbach, Schloss Erbach, Odenwald, near Darmstadt

Source: © 2000–2012 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.

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