Hi Jean Luc,
yes I think the blade is reshaped at the point.
At the point the blade is not gradually narrowing in width but suddenly, like a colichemarde blade.
This is not common for a rapier blade.
best,
Jasper
ps.
as a general rule. Girard Thibault recommended in his book Academie de l'Espée in 1630 the following length for a rapier;
With the point on the ground, the guillon block reaches the belly button.
Last edited by cornelistromp; 5th September 2017 at 04:01 PM.
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