Center of gravitiy of 17th century swords

Roland_M · 10th June 2015, 06:44 PM

Hello Andreas,

Did you mean the point of balance? I am unsure.

A broad sword is normally quite forward balanced, ~15-30% of the blade length.

The balance point of a saber, rapier and small sword is much closer to the hilt, ~5-15%.

This leads to a total different fencing technique.

There are some good videos on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r7VWIQCHvM
(Rapier vs longsword Mike & Nick AHF Sparring)

I hope, this will help.

Regards Roland

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10th June 2015, 06:44 PM	#3
Roland_M Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 525	Hello Andreas, Did you mean the point of balance? I am unsure. A broad sword is normally quite forward balanced, ~15-30% of the blade length. The balance point of a saber, rapier and small sword is much closer to the hilt, ~5-15%. This leads to a total different fencing technique. There are some good videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r7VWIQCHvM (Rapier vs longsword Mike & Nick AHF Sparring) I hope, this will help. Regards Roland