Rapier Guard
Physical Object
1986.008.1001b
Nuestra Señora de Atocha (1622)
circa 1620
Swept hilt guard decorated with a swirl pattern. Bent in several places. See also rapier blade (1986.008.1001a), a fragment from the hilt guard (1986.008.1001c), (2) Turks heads (1986.008.1001d & e) from the handle, and pommel (1986.008.1001f).
21 cm L , Item (Overall)