Rapier
Cleveland Museum of Art

Rapier

Clemens Horn (German, 1586–1617) · c. 1620–30

steel, blued and gilded
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

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.

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