Description: Length of Blade: 38.25" Blade description: Double edged, short central fuller on both sides. A maker mark of a running wolf. Stamped on the ricasso w/ an unidentified armourer's marks of crossed arrows and orb.Guard: The quillons and guard are round in cross-section. Grip: Twisted wire. Pommel: Large and spherical, chased decoration.The hilt and pommel are gilded.

History: The rapier as we know it saw its heyday in the mid to late 16th C. and the early 17th CThe rapier evolved over some 200 years from the primarily cutting sword of the late 15th and early 16th Centuries into the primarily thrusting sword of the mid to late 17th Century. It may even be surmised that the rapier developed into the small sword used during the 17th and 18th Centuries.

Provenance: N/A

Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 2.5 | Height(in) = 48 | Width(in) = 8 | Depth(in) = 8

Size of Artwork(in): 46.25 x 5 x 7"

Artist Name: See description

Medium: Iron

Circa: 17th Century

Excellent condition. Fifty percent of gilding remains. Peened tang. Wire wrap on grip has been replaced.