Wallace Collection Rapier -- myArmoury.com

Sean Flynt · Posted: Fri 28 Jan, 2005 2:09 pm Post subject: Wallace Collection Rapier

Does anybody have reliable stats, descriptions and/or photos of a German rapier (#A536) in the Wallace Collection?

MRL's "German Rapier" (see below) is allegedly based on the WC original, but that could mean almost anything.

Any assistance is greatly appeciated!

Alexi Goranov · myArmoury Alumni

Alexi Goranov · myArmoury Alumni

As I promised.

the catalogues states:

"A536 Sword

Blued hilt. facetted bun-shaped pommel; oval, cord-bound grip; diagonally re-curved quillons of diamond section with pyramid knobs; 2 side-rings of flat triangular section. pas d'ane and transverse bars at the back. stiff tapering blade of diamond section, grooved at the forte stamped with maker's mark on either side; tapering ricasso stamped with with a slightly larger cross on each side.

L. blade and ricasso 42 3/16 (107.0cm); Width 1 1/8 (3.0cm); weight 2lb 8.5oz (1145g)
German, late 16th century"

there does not seem to be a photo in the catalogue...Or at least I am not finding it.

Alexi

Sean Flynt · Posted: Fri 28 Jan, 2005 6:22 pm Post subject:

Many thanks! Man, this site is like a magic lamp for arms & armour researchers....

Photos: I've put in a request at the Wallace Collection, but I suspect that won't turn up anything unless they have extensive digital image files.

Maybe somebody else here has seen and/or photographed this weapon.

Nathan Robinson · myArmoury Admin

Going into our photo albums and searching for "German Rapier" reveals this:

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It's also here:

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Sean Flynt · Posted: Sat 29 Jan, 2005 9:43 am Post subject:

Doh!
I looked through the rapier album and just competely overlooked it. Male Pattern Blindness, or, as we say down here, "if it was a snake it would have bit me."

Thanks for posting the photo, Nathan!