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Description: | An incomplete Post Medieval Pappenheimer rapier handle, dating to the early 17th century. The crossguard and ricasso remain, with some damage to both. Two guard plates remain either side of the crossguard, both would have contained decorative plates but only one survives. The openwork design on the remaining plate is composed of alternating quatrefoil and star motifs. One quillon survives with the terminus in the form of a trifid. There appears to have been more decorative elements but they have broken off. The Pappenheimer rapier was developed in Germany and was favoured by the Hapsburg general Gottfried Heinrich, Graf Pappenheim (the count of Pappenheim). It is identified by the two circular openwork guard plates either side of the hilt. It was used particularly throughout the Thirty Year War (AD 1618-1648) and it's use spread throughout Germany and the Netherlands. A similar example can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum (M.56-1946).Dimensions: length of crossguard: 157.25mm; width of crossguard: 39.04mm; diameter of decorated ricasso plate: 92.80mm; weight: 202g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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