|
Surface shipping within the US is included in our prices.
International shipping is actual cost reduced by the US shipping credit.
|
GERMAN CUP-HILTED RAPIER, C.1640
|
|
Item Number: GC.A.003
This elegant sword draws its inspiration from its Mediterranean counterparts. The cup is formed of two fluted shells flanking arches of bars. The compressed pommel is in the Spanish taste, fluted en suite with the cup. The long cross guard,as well. conforms to the Spanish/North Italian model. A the time, the fencing masters of North Italy represented the forefront of the art and their techniques as well as weapons were emulated throughout Northern Europe.
Blade length: 39 3/8"
Provenance: The Boston Museum of Fine Art
Exhibited: The John Woodman Higgins Armory, Worcester Massachusetts, 1974-92
Extended Layaway is available for this item.
|
This is an example of a purely English rapier of the English Civil Wars period and the years which led to them.
|
The cup guard and long straight cross guard represent the ultimate fighting form for the period.
|
This rapier dates precisely to the period leading up to the English Civil War of 1642. It was a time of polarization and expression of political opinions and loyalties.
|
|
|