Were Rapiers used in Combat?

Dmitry · 23rd August 2010, 07:47 PM

A good example of the rapier-mounted broadsword is the accumulation of multiple examples with nearly identical hilts, which were carried by the Bodyguard of the Electors of Saxony in the late 1600s-early 1700s.
These blades are uniformely beefy cut-and-thrust type, which would probably break an average civilian rapier blade with one blow.
I believe this is the exact type of sword that was often painted on the equestrian portraits of various European military commanders, nobility and rulers of the 1600s.

23rd August 2010, 07:47 PM	#18
Dmitry Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	A good example of the rapier-mounted broadsword is the accumulation of multiple examples with nearly identical hilts, which were carried by the Bodyguard of the Electors of Saxony in the late 1600s-early 1700s. These blades are uniformely beefy cut-and-thrust type, which would probably break an average civilian rapier blade with one blow. I believe this is the exact type of sword that was often painted on the equestrian portraits of various European military commanders, nobility and rulers of the 1600s.