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title: German Rapier
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13570/german-rapier/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# German Rapier
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13570.jpg)
## Image Caption
A rapier made by German swordmaker Meves Berns c. 1610-1620 CE. Steel blade, hilt decorated with [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) and [copper](https://www.worldhistory.org/copper/) wire. Solingen, Germany. 120.2 cm (47 5/16 in). (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2021, March 06). German Rapier. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "German Rapier." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 06, 2021. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "German Rapier." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Mar 2021, .
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© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24867) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24867). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 06 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.