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Rapier Blade
Physical Object
Accession Number
1986.008.1115
Vessel
Nuestra Señora de Atocha or Santa Margarita (1622)
Date
circa 1620
Materials
Iron
Description
Decorated with star marks on both faces of the blade. Very fragile, broken at proximal end. Star marks on blade. Diamond shape cross section.