Description
ITALIAN RAPIER
CIRCA 1690
with part flat section, part round, semi swept hilt, the re-bound grip of spiral wood tightly covered in brass wire, the octagonal pommel pierced with an aperture, cut at the top in the shape of a V, the German double edged blade struck in the short fuller with a running wolf mark on both edges
Blade 29in. (73cm), 38in. (96cm) long