Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post

ulfberth · 25th March 2020, 04:12 PM

the blade is indeed to long for a small sword, it could very well be from a transitional rapier circa 1640 like the one in the picture from the Wallace Collection.
This type has no real ricasso like your's , I have a similar one in my collection its also a lot longer than a small sword. How wide is the blade at the widest point ? my blade is 2,2 cm wide and 104 long .

25th March 2020, 04:12 PM	#32
ulfberth Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 382	the blade is indeed to long for a small sword, it could very well be from a transitional rapier circa 1640 like the one in the picture from the Wallace Collection. This type has no real ricasso like your's , I have a similar one in my collection its also a lot longer than a small sword. How wide is the blade at the widest point ? my blade is 2,2 cm wide and 104 long . Attached Images Last edited by ulfberth; 25th March 2020 at 04:31 PM.