Rapier or Michiel de Ruyter, Rapier with scabbard from M.A. de Ruyter, Rapier with a square blade, inscription in trench and a hilt made entirely of coral. The hilt knob has the shape of a horseman's helmet. The handle is decorated with geometric motifs and plant motifs. The outside of the baffle plate is decorated with a representation of a horseman on horseback holding up a command staff surrounded by floral and plant motifs. The red coral chariots both end in a winding dragon. Long black leather scabbard with a copper tip and a blood-coral crochet band in the shape of a snake. de Ruyter, anonymous, Naples, c. 1675, iron (metal), red coral (material), copper (metal), leather, forging, l 104.8 cm l 92.4 cm l 93 cm
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Rapier, Michiel de Ruyter, scabbard, M.A, de Ruyter, square blade, inscription, trench, hilt, entirely, coral, hilt knob, shape, horseman's helmet, handle, decorated, geometric motifs, plant motifs, outside, baffle plate, representation, horseman, horseback holding up, command staff surrounded, floral, red coral chariots, winding dragon, Long black leather scabbard, copper tip, blood-coral crochet band, snake, Naples, c, 1675, iron, metal, red coral, material, copper, leather, forging, l 104 8
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