A Large Spanish Cup Hilt

Jim McDougall · 21st January 2016, 10:03 AM

Ulfberth, thank you for these additional examples!
It does seem that Milan was distinctly part of the Spanish provincial regions under the Habsburgs until the beginning of the 18th c. This is in my view one of the things which often makes regional or national identification of many rapiers so challenging. While the cuphilt was of course mostly associated with Spain and Portugal, many were indeed Italian.
Therefore the scallop shell device in motif seems of course represented on many weapons accordingly.

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21st January 2016, 10:03 AM	#9
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,288	Ulfberth, thank you for these additional examples! It does seem that Milan was distinctly part of the Spanish provincial regions under the Habsburgs until the beginning of the 18th c. This is in my view one of the things which often makes regional or national identification of many rapiers so challenging. While the cuphilt was of course mostly associated with Spain and Portugal, many were indeed Italian. Therefore the scallop shell device in motif seems of course represented on many weapons accordingly.