Germany, late 16th - early 17th century
Steel and iron
Length: 124 cm
Blade length: 104 cm
Also called Espada Ropera, rapiers are stabbing weapons.
This one features a double-edged rhomboid steel blade, with a median gutter at the openwork heel and three punched marks on both sides. The filigree fuse is topped with an iron pommel featuring two oval medallions depicting a horseman on one side and a man with a trumpet on the other. Twisted filigree spindle. The honeycombed hilt, centered on a medallion with two dogs facing each other, is fitted with openwork quillons ending in two zoomorphic heads.
Full length. Good condition.
Illustration engraving: Grand traité de l'art de l'escrime, Ridolfo Capoferro da Caglientre, 1609-1610 © Musée de l'Armée, Hôtel des Invalides.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
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