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A cup hilt sword for coments.

18th June 2014, 01:08 PM

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fernando

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dana_w

... I have searched in vain for the term "bowl cup hilt" being used to describe a rapier. Is that a translation of some Portuguese description ...

Yes, this is the translation for 'copos de tigela' This way you can distinguish the 'basic' bowl (tigela) from other shapes of cups (copos), like the 'margarida' (daisy-flower) or 'conchas' (shells).

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