Rapier Foil

Fencing Arms & Artifacts - 2018.INS.005 - IMG-01.jpg
Fencing Arms & Artifacts - 2018.INS.005 - IMG-02.jpg
Fencing Arms & Artifacts - 2018.INS.005 - IMG-03.jpg
Fencing Arms & Artifacts - 2018.INS.005 - IMG-04.jpg
Fencing Arms & Artifacts - 2018.INS.005 - IMG-05.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

Rapier Foil

Subject

Sword

Description

Steel swept hilt consisting of knuckle-bow and rear quillon with flat, disc terminals, pas d'ane [now called arms of the hilt] and side rings: urn-shaped pommel with button, original wire-bound grip. Stout ricasso stamped with a makers mark (see below), the blade of thick rectangular section tapers evenly to the point which is fitted with a pointed, pyramidal button. On the ricasso, stamped: a small ship in a rectangle.

Date

Late 16th - early 17th century

Rights

Institutional

Format

1050g (2 lb 6 oz)
1323 mm (52.1 in)
1168 mm (46 in)

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

2018.03.005

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Owner / Custodian

Royal Armouries. [Image Source] [Copyright Holder's Terms of Use]

Custodian's Identifier

IX.120

Collection

Weaponry

Citation

“Rapier Foil,” Fencing Arms & Artifacts, accessed October 1, 2023, https://fencingexhibit.com/items/show/24.

Item Relations

This item has no relations.

Embed

Copy the code below into your web page