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rapiers (<swords by form>, swords, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Light swords with a long, narrow, double-edged blade and a hilt furnished with extensive protection for the hand, such as arms of the hilt and side rings, a shell guard, or a cup guard. Originally designed for both cutting and thrusting, they developed into purely thrusting swords and became the principal fencing weapons of the 16th and 17th centuries.
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| rapiers (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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| rapier (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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| rapier (Dutch,AD,U,U)
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| rapieren (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,PN)
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| rapière (C,U,French-P,AD,U,FSN)
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| rapieras (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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| rapiera (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TK |
Hierarchical Position:
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Objects Facet |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ weapons (G) |
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................ armaments (G,U) |
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.................... edged weapons (G) |
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........................ swords (G) |
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............................ <swords by form> (G) |
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................................ rapiers (G) |
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| Dutch ..... Degens met een meer dan 1 m. lange kling en een ingewikeld beugelgevest. In gebruik eind 15e tot eind 17e eeuw (niet voor ruiters). Het rapier is meer een kostuumaccessoire dan een oorlogswapen. |
| Spanish ..... Espadas livianas con una hoja larga, angosta, de doble filo, y una empuñadura provista de una amplia protección para la mano, tal como brazos en la empuñadura y argollas laterales, una guarnición de concha o de taza. Originariamente diseñadas para asentar tanto cortes como estocadas, devinieron en espadas sólo para estocadas y se constituyeron en las principales armas de esgrima en los siglos XVI y XVII. |
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Related concepts: |
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| conjuncted with .... |
left-hand daggers |
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(daggers (weapons), edged weapons, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300037070] |
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cup-hilts |
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(hilts, edged weapon components, ... Components (hierarchy name)) [300037121] |
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cup-hilts were found on rapiers beginning in the 17th century |
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