Italian Three Ring Rapier - deposit
Regular price $150.00
Production time for rapiers is currently in the 18-24 month range. A $150 deposit is due on upon ordering, with the remainder due at completion.
Full Price 2020.00
Based on original: Circa 1580-1585, Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan (Inv. 2537)
Overall length: 46.3”
Blade Length: 38"
Blade Width: 1.09"
An elegant swept hilt rapier in a style that was one of the most popular at the beginning of the seventeenth century. This Norman Type 61 hilt has simple clean lines that appealed to many gentleman of the period. This is clearly illustrated by the many portraits from the first three decades of the 1600's featuring this rapier as a personal sidearm of the rich and well styled.
The inner guard of a single bar originates at a midpoint on the knuckle-bow then branching into three bars terminating at the ends of the hilt arms. The pommel has a slightly tapered barrel shape in profile but is keeled in the plane of the blade. The grip is bound in twisted steel wire.
Available in a satin steel finish or special blued finish. Please indicate preference when ordering.
Our rapier hilts are hand crafted to order. With the demand for our pieces delivery times are running in the 18 to 24 month range.
Full Price 2020.00 - if you order deposit is 150.00
Shipping Domestic US 88.00 (multiple sword shipping discounted)
International customers please contact us for a shipping quote. We feel your pain with the steep increases in international shipping over the past few years. We strive to find the most economical and reliable sources to ship to you.
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