Rapier
c. 1610
Overall: 125.2 cm (49 5/16 in.); Blade: 110 cm (43 5/16 in.); Quillions: 25 cm (9 13/16 in.); Grip: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.)
Source image
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The rapier was a sword worn with civilian dress and used in duels. The term rapier derives from the 16th-century French word rapière, which in turn was derived from the Spanish espada ropera, or “dress sword.” The rapier was a light weapon with a straight double-edged and poin...
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Terms
Culture
Germany, early 17th Century
Technique
steel; hilt of deeply blued steel; wood
Genre
Arms and Armor
Department
Medieval Art
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