repurposed rapier blades

urbanspaceman · 3rd January 2025, 01:57 PM

One thing is for certain, and that is the balance/weight of the rapier blade in a smallsword hilt: it is much further forward compared to a trefoil blade. This will certainly influence the style of fighting; the rapier blade will demand a great degree of destreza compared to the modern smallsword techniques. I would imagine this alone would influence to repurposing of the rapier blade.
I will pull down some swords from the wall and measure them to include in my next post.

3rd January 2025, 01:57 PM	#3
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 577	Weight One thing is for certain, and that is the balance/weight of the rapier blade in a smallsword hilt: it is much further forward compared to a trefoil blade. This will certainly influence the style of fighting; the rapier blade will demand a great degree of destreza compared to the modern smallsword techniques. I would imagine this alone would influence to repurposing of the rapier blade. I will pull down some swords from the wall and measure them to include in my next post.