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  2. Rapier - Wikipedia

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    A rapier (/ ˈ r eɪ p i ər /) is a type of sword originally used in Spain (known as espada ropera-' dress sword ') and Italy (known as spada da lato a striscia). [1] [2] [3] The name designates a sword with a straight, slender and sharply pointed two-edged long blade wielded in one hand. [4]

  3. Parrying dagger - Wikipedia

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    The swordbreaker was a dagger that had large, deep serrations along one side of the blade, resembling the barbed teeth of a comb and designed to entrap an opponent's blade, allowing a variety of follow-up techniques. Like the triple dagger, the swordbreaker was a rare form of parrying dagger compared to the main-gauche, partly due to the ...

  4. Bilbo (sword) - Wikipedia

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    A 1600-1650 bilbo with a Solingen blade and a Spanish hilt. For the fictional dagger wielded by Bilbo and Frodo, see Sting. The bilbo is a type of 16th century, cut-and-thrust sword or small rapier formerly popular in America. [1] They have well-tempered and flexible blades and were very popular aboard ships, [2] where they were used similarly ...

  5. Gérard Thibault d'Anvers - Wikipedia

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    Thibault writes at length about the optimum length of a sword, concluding that its blade must not exceed the height of the fighter's navel when standing naturally. This blade length also corresponds exactly to the radius of Thibault's circle. This maximum length is contrasted with the long blades that had become fashionable in Thibault's time.

  6. Classification of swords - Wikipedia

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    Historical one-handed versions have blades varying from 45 to 80 cm (18 to 31 in) in length. The weight of an average sword of 70 cm (28 in) blade-length would weigh about 700 to 900 g (1.5 to 2.0 lb). [20] There are also larger two-handed versions used by ancient and medieval armies and for training by many styles of Chinese martial arts.

  7. Spada da lato - Wikipedia

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    An early rapier or "side-sword" on exhibit in the Castle of Chillon. The spada da lato (Italian) or side-sword is a type of sword popular in Italy during the Renaissance. It is a continuation of the medieval knightly sword, and the immediate predecessor, or early form, of the rapier of the early modern period. Side-swords were used concurrently ...

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