Spanish Cuphilt Rapier, Mid-17th C

Description

Featuring large undecorated hemispherical cup guard with rolled edge; long straight quillons with button finials, and knuckle bow with decorative turned central knob and finial. Faceted ovoid pommel with button; spiral grip with alternating single strand and twisted iron wire binding, finished with Turks heads top and bottom. Slender 35 3/4” blade of flattened hexagonal section with 6 1/2” central fuller, stamped “**IN SOLINGEN*” on both sides with an additional stamped mark above the fuller. Blade generally clean and smooth with a few shallow edge nicks and a few small patches of pitting. Cup with one small dent and light pitting. Overall length 42 1/4”