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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]
The Elizabethan long sword (cf. George Silver [32] and Joseph Swetnam) is a single-handed "cut-and-thrust" sword with a 4 ft (1.2 m) blade [23] similar to the long rapier. "Let thy (long) Rapier or (long) Sword be foure foote at the least, and thy dagger two foote."
The Bronze Age Rapier by Dr Barry Molloy (2005) Reproductions of bronze age swords (1501bc.com) From Rapier to Langsax: Sword Structure in the British Isles in the Bronze and Iron Ages by Niko Silvester (1995) The Greek Age of Bronze: Swords/Daggers (salimbeti.com) Nordic swords, spirals and the Dorian Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Bronze Age European swords. Harpe: mentioned almost exclusively in Greek mythology; Iron Age European swords. Falcata: one-handed single-edged sword – blade 48–60 cm (19–24 in) – with forward-curving blade for slashing
It was a relatively large dagger, having a longer and heavier blade (often measuring 19 in (480 mm) or slightly more in length) and very long, straight quillons. Its most characteristic feature was a wide knuckleguard that curved from the quillons to the pommel and protected the hand.
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Rapier and even longsword foils are also known to have been used, but their weight and use were very different. [14] [15] Although the foil as a blunted weapon for sword practice goes back to the 16th century (for example, in Hamlet, Shakespeare writes "let the foils be brought"), [16] the use as a weapon for sport is more recent. The foil was ...
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