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Is “Rapier” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Rapier” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

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Who created “Rapier”?

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Pietro de Formicano (ca. 1610–20).

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Where is “Rapier” from?

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It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and is free to reuse under CC0.

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Can I use “Rapier” commercially for free?

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Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

Title	Rapier
Artist	Pietro de Formicano
Date	ca. 1610–20 16th century
Medium	Steel, iron
Classification	Swords
Origin	hilt, Northern European, possibly German; blade, Italian, Belluno hilt
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Bequest of Col. Wickliffe P. Draper, 1972
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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