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Rapier

A rapier (/ˈreɪpiər/) is a type of sword originally used in Spain (known as espada ropera, 'dress sword') and Italy (known as spada da lato a striscia). The name designates a sword with a straight, slender and sharply pointed two-edged long blade wielded in one hand. Known for its elegant design and intricate hilt, it was widely popular in Western Europe…

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Blade length
Avg. 104 cm (41 in)
Blade type
Single- or double-edged, straight blade
Designed
Around c. 1540
Hilt type
Complex, protective hilt
Mass
Avg. 1 kg (2.2 lb)
Place of origin
Spain (espada ropera) and Italy (spada da lato-striscia)

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Description

Parts of the sword

Off-hand weapons

History

Historical schools of rapier fencing

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Rapier

Nodes75
Edges74
Triples116
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026667
Components1

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related to Further reading · 40
Rapier → An Illustrated Reference Guide, An Introduction, Armour Press, Arte, Centuries, Century Italian Rapier, Century Rapier, Companions, Defence, Dueling, Duellists Companion, Eric, Freelance Academy Press, Greenhill Books, Guy, Highland Village, ISBN, Italian Rapier Combat, Jared, Kirby
related to history · 14
Rapier → Camillo Agrippa, England, English, Europe, George Silver, In, Italian, Nevertheless, Ridolfo Capo Ferro, Rocco Bonetti, Some, The, Throughout, Vincentio Saviolo
related to Terminology · 12
Rapier → Coplas, English, French, German, It, Its, Juan, Mena, Middle French, Spanish, The, The English
related to Description · 8
Rapier → Capoferro, It, Italian, Middle Ages, Pallavicini, Some, The, While
related to Blade · 7
Rapier → Fabris, However, It, Others, The, Thibault, Various
related to The classical fencing tradition · 7
Rapier → Castle, Classical, Egerton Castle, French, In, Italian, Italians
related to External links · 6
Rapier → Dressing, Exploring History, Rapier Sword, RapierHow, Types, Use
related to Hilt · 5
Rapier → In, Many, Rapiers, Rings, There
related to Off-hand weapons · 4
Rapier → Capo Ferro's Gran Simulacro, Even, Nevertheless, Rapiers
related to Overall length · 4
Rapier → The, There, Thibault, Thibault's

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sword blade hilt weapon used century fencing espada 17th even long spain italy historical ropera spada length italian rapiers small

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RapierBlade lengthAvg. 104 cm (41 in)1.00infobox
RapierBlade typeSingle- or double-edged, straight blade1.00infobox
RapierDesignedAround c. 15401.00infobox
RapierHilt typeComplex, protective hilt1.00infobox
RapierMassAvg. 1 kg (2.2 lb)1.00infobox
RapierPlace of originSpain (espada ropera) and Italy (spada da lato-striscia)1.00infobox
RapierTypeSword1.00infobox
RapierWidthAvg. 2.5 cm (0.98 in) to sharp point1.00infobox
the longswordinstance ofbut nowhere near that of the wider swords in use around the Middle Ages0.80text
Rapierrelated to BladeVarious0.60section
Rapierrelated to BladeThe0.60section
Rapierrelated to BladeHowever0.60section

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