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Rapier

c. 1620–30
(German, 1586–1617)
Germany, Solingen, 17th century
steel, blued and gilded
Overall: 111.1 cm (43 3/4 in.); Blade: 89.2 cm (35 1/8 in.); Quillions: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.)
Weight: 1.34 kg (2.95 lbs.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.697
Location: 210A Armor Court
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The "Pappenheimer" hilt seen here is named after Count Pappenheimer (1594-1632) who popularized the style which offered more protection to the hand with its large pierced plates.

Description

This weapon has an especially handsome configuration of hilt, pommel, quillons, and guard. The blade is also very finely wrought and bears the mark (a unicorn head) of the German swordsmith, Clemens Horn, of Solingen, a town near Düsseldorf. The Latin inscription on the blade reads in translation: "Neither without cause, nor fearfully/Between arms and silent law/ Prize truth and the fight for one's country."
Rapier

Rapier

c. 1620–30

Clemens Horn

(German, 1586–1617)
Germany, Solingen, 17th century

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