Pappenheimer (and rapiers in general) hilt length

10thRoyal · 14th April 2023, 07:13 PM

It seems like all of these pommels could moonlight as doorknobs.

Is that a feature of all Pappenheimers? Mine has the balance just in front of the guard with a 38 inch blade but the pommel still seems unwieldy for such a thin blade.

My next question is this: is there a description of what a Pappenheimer is from the 17th century? Or was this just a name applied by later academics to the style of this time period. If there is period references, what are the features they name? And what are the features accepted by modern academics of what a Pappenheimer is besides a "shell" style guard?

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14th April 2023, 07:13 PM	#6
10thRoyal Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 79	It seems like all of these pommels could moonlight as doorknobs. Is that a feature of all Pappenheimers? Mine has the balance just in front of the guard with a 38 inch blade but the pommel still seems unwieldy for such a thin blade. My next question is this: is there a description of what a Pappenheimer is from the 17th century? Or was this just a name applied by later academics to the style of this time period. If there is period references, what are the features they name? And what are the features accepted by modern academics of what a Pappenheimer is besides a "shell" style guard?