I just seem to have discovered what may be a small sensation:
It seems as if the above posted Pappenheimer rapier retaining its orginal scabbard, the blade engraved with the portrait of a noble man and the Latin inscription Soli Deo (and) Gloria, belonged to a guardsman of Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim (1594-1632). It is now in the collection of a friend of mine.
The portrait on the blade is very similar to the Graf Pappenheim portraits posted.
Anyway, I'll repost them.
Michael
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