Rapier

Unknown

ca. 1600–1620 · Steel, gold, wood, copper · Arms and Armor

The hilt of this rapier is attributed to Munich, where master steel chiselers Daniel and Emmanuel Sadeler and Caspar Spӓt produced wheellock firearms with locks and barrels lavishly decorated in much the same style as this superb hilt.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1600–1620

Medium

Steel, gold, wood, copper

Culture

German, possibly Munich

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913