Rapier, c. 1600. Italy, early 17th Century. Steel, wire grip; hilt blued and chiseled with foliate pattern; overall: 110 cm (43 5/16 in.); blade: 94 cm (37 in.); quillions: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.); grip: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.).
Rapier, c. 1600. Italy, early 17th Century. Steel, wire grip; hilt blued and chiseled with foliate pattern; overall: 110 cm (43 5/16 in.); blade: 94 cm (37 in.); quillions: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.); grip: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.)