Rapier

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Gallery 349, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)

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Rapier

c. 1620-1630

Artist/maker unknown, European, or Flemish? or English? (hilt), German? (blade)

The hilt of this rapier is of a type generally associated with the Southern Netherlands and England. The blade was probably made in Solingen, Germany, where some of the finest blades in Europe were manufactured in large numbers.

Gallery 349, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)

Object Details

Title:

Rapier

Date:

c. 1620-1630

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, European, or Flemish? or English? (hilt), German? (blade)

Medium:

Engraved steel [blade]; leather, pierced and blued iron, wood, iron wire [hilt]

Classification:

Arms and Armor

Credit Line:

Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977

Accession Number:

1977-167-574

Geography:

Probably made in Netherlands, Europe or England, Europe And made in Solingen, Germany, Europe

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Gallery 349, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)

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