Rapier

c.1625–50 Overall: 144.8 cm (57 in.); Quillions: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.) Source image
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The rapier was a sword worn with civilian dress and used in duels. The term rapier derives from the 16th-century French word rapière, which in turn was derived from the Spanish espada ropera, or “dress sword.” The rapier was a light weapon with a straight double-edged and poin...

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