Rapier, ca. 1600–10, probably Italian, Steel, iron, silver, gold, copper alloy, wood, L. 49 in. ( cm); L. of blade 40 1/2

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Rapier, ca. 1600–10, probably Italian, Steel, iron, silver, gold, copper alloy, wood, L. 49 in. ( cm); L. of blade 40 1/2 in. ( cm); W. 9 1/4 in. ( cm); D. 5 1/4 in. ( cm); Wt. 2 lb. 12 oz. (1247 g), Swords, From the early sixteenth century the rapier was the standard side-arm of the Renaissance courtier, its design and decoration complimenting his fashionable dress, its rich embellishment a reflection of his wealth and status

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