Strange flamboyant blade rapier on ebay

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by fearn

I'm with Rick on this one. Looking back, I'm not sure processional is quite the right word. Perhaps it's better to talk about it as a decorative piece than a functional piece.

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That was my impression too. form not function. A nice vicky wall hanger. Very pretty, but 'flamboyant' to the point of eccentricity, and for the money you could get a real rapier.
I've often wondered if any of these 'flamboyant' or in this case I guess more 'serpentine' blades were actually owned by men who expected to use them in anger?
I'd be relieved if I was forced to fight a chap who then drew one of these unweildy things. You would truly have to be Cyrano to make one of these as effective as a straight blade.