Swept Hilt Rapier – Urgent help needed?

cornelistromp · 13th October 2010, 02:26 PM

Hi Cathey,

the Rapier(rapier if >111cm?) looks fine and homogeneous to me.
Blade is OK, lack of counter guard and only chisselwork at the show-side is also know on this type of rapier. Gripbinding is probably a replacement?!?!
however.... Please do have a close look at the pommel and if the decoration of the pommel has been done by the same tools as the the quillon. the reason I do mention it is that the pommel is of an earlier type and you would expect a pommel shape similar/matching to the quillon finals!
(it may be belonging to this piece but it will not surprise me if it is a replacement.)

regards from Holland

13th October 2010, 02:26 PM	#9
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,060	Hi Cathey, the Rapier(rapier if >111cm?) looks fine and homogeneous to me. Blade is OK, lack of counter guard and only chisselwork at the show-side is also know on this type of rapier. Gripbinding is probably a replacement?!?! however.... Please do have a close look at the pommel and if the decoration of the pommel has been done by the same tools as the the quillon. the reason I do mention it is that the pommel is of an earlier type and you would expect a pommel shape similar/matching to the quillon finals! (it may be belonging to this piece but it will not surprise me if it is a replacement.) regards from Holland