- Spanish Rapier
Cultural Period: Spanish Colonial (late 1500s – 1846) Description: Spanish wooden-handled cup hilt rapier inscribed with “Gio Knegt” on one side and “In Solingen” on the other. “Gio Knegt” is the mark of the maker, Johannes Knecht. “In Solingen” proclaims the sword was made in the German city of Solingen. More than one Knecht manufactured swords in Solingen, leaving the date range for the production of this sword A.D. 1670 – 1805. The style of the sword, however, suggests an earlier manufacture date, perhaps in the late 1600s – early 1700s. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Spanish Rapier, Inscription "In Solingen"
Cultural Period: Spanish Colonial (late 1500s – 1846) Description: Spanish wooden-handled cup hilt rapier inscribed with “Gio Knegt” on one side and “In Solingen” on the other. “Gio Knegt” is the mark of the maker, Johannes Knecht. “In Solingen” proclaims the sword was made in the German city of Solingen. More than one Knecht manufactured swords in Solingen, leaving the date range for the production of this sword A.D. 1670 – 1805. The style of the sword, however, suggests an earlier manufacture date, perhaps in the late 1600s – early 1700s. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Spanish Rapier, Inscription "Gio Knegt"
Cultural Period: Spanish Colonial (late 1500s – 1846) Description: Spanish wooden-handled cup hilt rapier inscribed with “Gio Knegt” on one side and “In Solingen” on the other. “Gio Knegt” is the mark of the maker, Johannes Knecht. “In Solingen” proclaims the sword was made in the German city of Solingen. More than one Knecht manufactured swords in Solingen, leaving the date range for the production of this sword A.D. 1670 – 1805. The style of the sword, however, suggests an earlier manufacture date, perhaps in the late 1600s – early 1700s. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Spanish Armor Breastplate, Interior
Cultural Period: Spanish Colonial (late 1500s – 1846) Description: Spanish armor breastplate, or cuirass, with a “proof mark” in the left half. This hemispherical dent was the result of a musket ball fired into the armor to “prove” the efficacy of the manufacture. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Spanish Armor Breastplate, Exterior
Cultural Period: Spanish Colonial (late 1500s – 1846) Description: Spanish armor breastplate, or cuirass, with a “proof mark” in the left half. This hemispherical dent was the result of a musket ball fired into the armor to “prove” the efficacy of the manufacture. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Lance
Cultural Period: Spanish Colonial (late 1500s – 1846) Description: Metal lance with a partial wooden shaft. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Pikeman's Helmet, Front
Cultural Period: Spanish Colonial (late 1500s – 1846) Description: Spanish pikeman’s helmet with a ridge across the top and two holes on either side near the brim. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Pikeman's Helmet, Back
Cultural Period: Spanish Colonial (late 1500s – 1846) Description: Spanish pikeman’s helmet with a ridge across the top and two holes on either side near the brim. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Dagger
Cultural Period: Spanish Colonial (late 1500s – 1846) Description: Dagger with ornate, flowery engravings at the base of the blade. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Dagger, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Spanish Colonial (late 1500s – 1846) Description: Dagger with ornate, flowery engravings at the base of the blade. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.